Published by Routledge February 2027
For children ready to go further: deeper questions, richer vocabulary and more ambitious writing.
The books
Ages 10 to 12 · Years 5 and 6
Practical Guidance and Activities in Vocabulary, Comprehension, Grammar, Punctuation and Creative Writing
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Ages 8 to 10 · Years 4 and 5
Practical Guidance and Activities in Vocabulary, Comprehension, Grammar, Punctuation and Creative Writing
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How the books work
Each chapter is built around one text. Children meet its words first, then read and question it, take its grammar apart, and finally use it as a model for their own writing.
Comprehension
Meet the tricky words first, so they never get in the way of the text.
Comprehension
Read it aloud, slowly, with room to question and disagree.
Comprehension
Find what is stated, work out what is implied, then ask what the writer was really doing.
Grammar & punctuation
Return to the same text and take it apart to see how it was built.
Creative writing
Study a model, write, then check the piece against a clear checklist.
Teacher tips run throughout, so any adult can lead the discussion with confidence.
Every chapter ends with a self-assessment, and each answer comes with an explanation, so mistakes become something to learn from.
Modern and classic writing, across genres and centuries, chosen to stretch them.
Meet the guides
They appear throughout the books, each one leading a strand.
Comprehension
Look beyond the obvious. Build answers from a point, evidence and explanation.
Grammar & punctuation
See how sentences are built, then use grammar and punctuation to sharpen your own writing.
Creative writing
Collect strong words, study a model, then write something ambitious of your own.
Who we are
Nicola and Caroline bring decades of classroom and tutoring experience to Perfecting Primary English.
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