Grade 2 · Writing · Lesson 8

Read and Revise Writing Aloud

Every great writer revises their work. Revising means looking back at what you wrote and fixing any mistakes. The best trick? Read it aloud! Your ears catch errors that your eyes miss.

What this lesson teaches

1Read my writing aloud slowly, one sentence at a time, to catch errors my eyes miss
2Check four things in every piece — capital letters, end punctuation, word choice, and spelling
3Fix each error I find
4Reread my writing aloud to confirm my corrections

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