Proofreading Skills

From Rock 'N Learn

Proofreading Skills
31 min2nd3rd4thReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

Rock 'N Learn teaches kids to be their own editor — catching missing capital letters, end marks, and misspellings before turning work in. A practical lesson in writing conventions.

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Discussion questions

Talk about it

Even good writers make mistakes. Proofreading is reading back slowly to catch and fix them.

  1. What should every sentence start and end with?
  2. What kinds of mistakes are easiest to miss when you read quickly?
  3. Why does fixing your own work make you a stronger writer?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: proofread, capital, punctuation, spelling.

Try it: Write two sentences on purpose with a missing capital and end mark. Trade with a partner and fix each other's.