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Many children struggle with SPAG (spelling, punctuation, and grammar) at school for a number of reasons. Language rules vary and long spellings in particular can be difficult to remember. In this guide we share some top tips for helping children with their SPAG and making the exercise fun.

Give Them the Power
We know that SPAG isn’t the most exciting topic, so to lure them in, why not let them be the teacher and spot mistakes for themselves? You can do one of two things – write a few paragraphs disastrously and get them to pinpoint the mistakes or get them to mark their own work. This can help them to be more thorough by getting into the habit of proof-reading. It provides them with the best practice of all – learning from their mistakes.

Grammar Checkers
If grammar is their concern, you may choose to do the same and introduce them to tools such as Grammarly which they can use to do their work. While it does the work for them and offers suggestions, they can be learned from, and they can understand why their sentences don’t make sense. Another thing that will help with their grammar is reading their work out loud. It’s easy to skim over your mistakes when reading in your head.

Reading
Reading is the fastest way to expand your vocabulary. It is recommended that children spend at least 15 to 20 minutes a day reading for this reason. They are able to familiarise themselves with words and how they are spelt as well as picking up on new ones. It is important however that this is something which actually interests them and that they want to read.

Look, Cover, Write, Check
Another activity is “look, cover, write, check”. It’s a game that they can play to get better at spelling. It involves repetition and getting them to check their own work. Practice makes perfect and the more that they do this activity, the more likely they will be to improve in their spellings.

Spelling Games
Living in the digital age, there are fun ways to teach children just about any topic. SPAG is one of them. If your child enjoys their video games, they will have a blast learning their spellings this way.

A Tutor
If you feel that your child needs more help in English and they aren’t getting the hang of things, a tutor may be able to help. They can work with them on an individual basis and where their problems lie.

Follow the link below to an old post of mine
Shining a light on fun, creative and practical ways
To teach SPAG at KS1 and beyond

https://www.edspire.co.uk/year_2016/01/26/getting-to-grips-with-grammar-at-key-stage-one-part-one/