Special Education
Teaching Students with Learning and Behavioural Differences
A Resource Guide for Teachers
Appendix 9: "COPS" Proof Reading Strategy
Capitalization
Have I used capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for all proper nouns?
Overall appearance
Is my work neat and attractively presented?
Punctuation
Have I followed all the rules of punctuation?
Spelling
Have I gone back to check that each word looks correct?
After teaching the COPS editing strategy students can use the technique for peer editing. This form is used as part of the editing process. Rough drafts are checked and initialed by the student, a peer and finally by teacher of T.A.
| Looking at my work: | ||||
| C | O | P | S | |
| Self | ||||
| Peer | ||||
| Adult | ||||
Used with the permission of Bomford, Winram and Lane, School District No.62 (Sooke)
