Grammar in Action: Engaging Reading Intervention for Real-World Topics

This booklet is a structured reading intervention designed to help students master essential grammar and writing skills in an engaging, topic-based format. Each section uses high-interest subjects like roller coasters, scary movies, K-pop, and more to introduce and practice key concepts such as sentence types, punctuation, verb tenses, pronouns, plurals, apostrophes, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and common homophones. The activities are scaffolded to build confidence and reinforce understanding, with clear examples and practice tasks woven throughout. Teachers can use the booklet flexibly for whole-class instruction, small groups, or individual support, making it a practical resource for boosting reading, writing, and language skills in students who need extra intervention.

Skills:
Capitalising names and the first word in a sentence
Ending sentences with a full stop.
Using question marks for questions
Recognising and writing basic nouns
Recognising and writing basic verbs
Recognising and writing basic adjectives
Using “a” and “an” correctly
Using “I” as a capital letter
Matching simple subjects and verbs
Using simple plurals.
Sentence Types. Identifying and writing simple, compound, and basic complex sentences.
Subject-Verb Agreement: Matching singular/plural subjects with correct verb forms.
Verb Tenses: Using past, present, and future tense verbs accurately.
Punctuation Basics: Using capital letters, full stops question marks, exclamation marks, and commas in lists.
Pronoun Use: Selecting appropriate pronouns and ensuring pronoun-agreement.
Using Compound Sentences: using coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, so) in compound sentences.
Apostrophes: Using apostrophes for contractions and possessives.
Adjectives and Adverbs: Understanding the difference and using both to describe nouns and verbs.
Prepositional Phrases: Recognising and using prepositions and simple prepositional phrases.
Common Homophones : Distinguishing between words like their/there/they’re, to/too/two, your/you’re.