Tuesday, March 03, 2026

The COPS checklist helps students catch writing errors

Before your child hands in a writing assignment, go through the COPS checklist for proofreading together. C is for capitalization. Does every sentence start with a capital letter? Are all the proper names capitalized? O is for overall appearance. Is the paper neat and easy to read? P is for punctuation. Are the sentences punctuated correctly? S is for spelling. Has your child double-checked any word that looks tricky in a dictionary?