Independent Proofreading Strategies (No Individuals To Help)

Handwritten Work (such as your journal letters)  No Computers to Use Either

• read it over slowly (even quietly out loud or backwards)
• when you see something that doesn’t look quite right:

use a dictionary

atlas

some spelling issues may be helped by sounding out, but not all

use base words to help spell bigger words

use books to help

look at the directions to see if the word you need to know is already written

Computer-Typed Work

• run spelling/grammar check
• Read over carefully for meaning and sense. When you see something that doesn’t look quite right:

use a dictionary (online if you can do it quickly, otherwise use a book version)

atlas (ditto)

some spelling issues may be helped by sounding out, but not all

use base words to help spell bigger words

use books to help

look at the directions to see if the word you need to know is already written