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Boosting Your Creative Writing Skills with Tutoring
The ability to communicate effectively is a crucial life skill, and mastering one's native language lays the foundation for it.
Nigel Porter
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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From Good to Great: Tips on Enhancing Your Child's Writing Composition Abilities.
As a parent, it is important to ensure that your child is equipped with the necessary skills to excel in their academic pursuits. One of …
Nigel Porter
Jun 5, 20233 min read
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Managing Test Anxiety: Techniques to Help Your Child Perform Their Best.
Test anxiety is a common phenomenon that many students experience. The pressure to perform well can lead to stress, nervousness, and …
Nigel Porter
May 26, 20233 min read
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Effective Study Techniques: Unlocking Your Child's Learning Potential
When it comes to studying, not all methods are created equal. Some techniques are more effective than others…
Nigel Porter
May 24, 20233 min read
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10 Fun and Engaging Activities for Teaching English Vocabulary.
10 Fun and engaging activities to help build vocabulary.
Nigel Porter
May 21, 20233 min read
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10 Ways to encourage children to read.
10 Ways to encourage children to read.
Nigel Porter
May 18, 20232 min read
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Metaphor or Simile?
What are the differences between metaphors and similes?
Nigel Porter
May 11, 20232 min read
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5 Tips to build children’s vocabulary
5 Tips on building and improving children’s vocabulary.
Nigel Porter
May 5, 20233 min read
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Reluctant Reader
My son, the reluctant reader. My son was always a reluctant reader. We tried to encourage him by buying books of different styles and...
Nigel Porter
Apr 23, 20232 min read
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Practise or Practice
Practise or practise? What is the difference?
Nigel Porter
Feb 25, 20232 min read
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Using Homophones
Choosing the correct homophone in your/you’re writing can be a bit tricky. Here/hear are/our some/sum examples of/off homophones.
Nigel Porter
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Progressive Form
The progressive form is a verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state in progress. It is formed by combining the verb "to be"...
Nigel Porter
Feb 18, 20231 min read
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Colon or Semi-colon?
Colons can be a great way to emphasise a point or introduce additional information in your writing. They can be used to introduce a list...
Nigel Porter
Feb 14, 20232 min read
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