*Clear explanations and teaching of the key spelling rules to help improve students' spelling skills. *Diagnostic tests to ensure progression by identifying students' weaknesses and directing them to the appropriate teaching and practice. *Peer and self-assessment activities to enable students to measure their own progress.

This resource helps identify, target and improve areas of spelling difficulty where Key Stage 3 students need most help. Once diagnostic and self-tests have helped students to pinpoint their weaknesses, they can target and improve their skills using lively and structured activities. This diagnostic approach makes this a flexible resource for use in class, for independent study and for homework. Answers to self-tests can be photocopied, so that students can mark their own work. Support and extension sheets provide practice activities for the full ability range.