Editing

Reading our writing OUR LOUD is SO helpful!

We are writing a LOT.  We write about our reading, and have started to write about Flora and Ulysses, which we all LOVE.  Make sure you ask your kids about the book!  Our latest writing project has been to use our five senses while writing.  Last week, we started editing our stories.  This is a very difficult process!  It takes time.  It also takes a lot of practice. 

Here are some things we are working on:

Reading our own writing OUT LOUD (your brain can fool you when you read things in your head, listening to something out loud gives you a better shot at hearing mistakes you’ve made).

Checking the entire piece for CAPITAL LETTERS!  Ah!

Punctuation marks

Do the sentences make sense?

Spelling (circle words you think are spelled incorrectly)

We read the book Punctuation Takes a Vacation which shows what happens when punctuation isn’t a part of writing.  It’s important that kids are doing their editing, not you.  Practicing this skill will help them become better writers – and being able to edit is a fabulous skill to have.