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Message: Hello! I saw this Tried & Tested Review on Teach Primary Magazine's website and thought you might like it - please find an excerpt below: No Nonsense Spelling If your school is looking for a comprehensive and realistic assessment system then this could be for the one for you!Let’s get one thing absolutely straight: no one likes nonsense (except, maybe, Lewis Carroll). This is why I like the sound of No Nonsense Spelling. But is the title of this new resource merely good marketing? Thankfully, no. It’s full of practical and sensible spelling advice that will help you get to grips with teaching spelling, and could quite possibly get your children passionate about the subject too.For a start, let’s look at the authors. They are an experienced team of English advisers who know a thing or two about KS1 and 2 and they have produced materials for schools for years. This resource is also tried and tested by teachers, and developed with teachers in the classroom, which gives me confidence that they know what children and teachers want.Reassuringly then, this resource isn’t offered as a prescriptive programme, it’s more of a teaching guide with plenty of ideas and strategies about what children need to know and the skills they need to learn. But don’t be fooled into thinking this is an organic headless chicken. Far from it. The programme has a clear progression through blocks of teaching units across the year for Years 2-6. It’s how you pick it up and use it that matters. The programme has been designed to meet the needs of the 2014 national curriculum and it does that in a very manageable and flexible way, explaining comprehensively how to effectively teach spelling. You get five separate teacher books and a USB stick that contains editable versions of the materials, the spelling pathway for Years 2 to 6 and videos with very helpful guidance on using the expertly crafted programme. This consists of a termly overview, guidance on assessment, and strategies for learning. It breaks the national curriculum down into strands with individual lesson plans and resources too. The termly overviews are exactly what we teachers want, because they have been mapped across weeks as half-termly plans and follow a model of five spelling sessions across two weeks (although in Year 2 these are daily). The lesson plans are short and sweet which, for most teachers, will tick all the boxes, although some might prefer more activity help and guidance. If you’re after detailed lesson plans then this resource isn’t for you, as the lessons are really ideas… If you want to read the full article, please visit: https://www.teachprimary.com/tried_and_tested/view/no-nonsense-spelling Thanks!