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Summit first graders are applying the C.O.P.S. strategy to edit their writing. Using the acronym, students are actively checking their sentences for appropriate capitalization, organization, punctuation, and spelling. When looking at capitalization, students are checking that proper nouns, titles, and the beginning of a sentence each have capitalization. Organization requires that students check that […]
Teach students how to edit their writing with this FREE COPS checklist! The COPS editing strategy is a simple way to teach students how to edit their writing. COPS stands for capitalization, organization, punctuation, and spelling. The acronym is designed to help students remember what to look for during the editing process. You will be amazed at how quickly your students learn the steps and start using them independently! Download this freebie today!
The emerging concepts of print assessment tool provides a checklist that can be employed during shared or guided reading and provides a guide as to the types of behaviours and the suggested prompts that a child may use when reading.
We are making our way through the writing process and have come to the two trickiest parts- revising & editing. It always seems to hard to differentiate between the two-- during revising, I always see kids working on spelling or capital letters and the chance to really delve in and work on description and sensory details is lost. I came across some great help on Pinterest (of course!) and wanted to share my Revising (ARMS) and Editing (COPS) anchor charts with you: Analyze & Revise: Note: I…
