Teach editor's symbols so students can think and talk like editors. Knowing the symbols encourages consistency when they edit themselves and during editing conferences.
Offer students a practice sheet on a daily basis. Start off by using text that is not their own for students to edit. Then transfer that skill to their own work.
Here is a another FREE Primary Editing Checklist to use with 1st graders or beginning writers. A fun way to teach the writing basics:
Here are 3 packs to practice editing marks and fixing sentences.
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