"A really useful resource for teaching SPAG. Glad I bought it." Rachel Henderson, Amazon customer. Help children master core English skills required for success at school and beyond. Matched to the curriculum, our acclaimed Scholastic English Skills series is full of easy ways to teach the essentials. An ideal English toolkit for the primary years Gets children speaking, reading and writing confidently Tackles common problems that hold back progress Saves time with inspiring ready-made lesson ideas, activities and posters Includes detailed background knowledge and teacher notes The CD-ROM contains interactive activities for the whiteboard, perfect for starter or plenary activities A writing section in each chapter helps turn theory into practise This grammar and punctuation teacher's book covers complex sentences, connectives, active and passive language, text types, formal writing and much more. A linked pupil workbook is also available.