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'My spelling isn't that great': Michael Morpurgo on why teaching kids to love writing is more important than grammar by Michael Morpurgo As Told To Amy Fleming

The author, poet and playwright on why we should move away from Michael Gove-mandated lessons on fronted adverbials and back to unleashing the creative potential of children I didn't love reading at all when I was young. As a teacher, I loved it, and now as a reader, I love it. But I was put off the whole idea of words very early on. Some years ago, I was made to do a key stage 2 (seven to 11 years old) English test.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM on May 18, 2022

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