1. Verbal Language Skills
 Use show and tell for students to talk about
items that are important to them. Provide
Editing/ Proofreading
Modifications questions ahead of time.
  Students geteditors checklist. EX I have checked
Provide an up in front of the class and tell a
story. (One of marks…name…verb agreement…
punctuation their own or one written by
For capitalization…ect.
another author)
  When studentsCOPS as an editing model. Write
Students use are unable to answer a
Language Arts question or and stuck afterthem prompts. EX
on poster get hang give talking about
concept. COPS- Capitalization, Omissions,
Are you thinking of this….
 Use wait time. and Sentences are complete.
Punctuation, Students need time to think!
Leave work for a day or two then edit. This
Reading allows for a break and better editing.
 Put comprehension questions on the board
while reading.
 While doing character analysis, talk about the
character then, act out the passage.
 Use task cards with instructions on them. Task
cards also list objectives and criteria for
mastery.
 Do a picture walk before reading the story.
Spelling Words Handwriting
 Point out patterns in the spelling words when Color code start and stopping points with green
you give the students the spelling list.
 Use puppets while practicing spelling words. and red. V
Students ask their puppet for the answer to a Look for the geometric shapes in letters. Identify
spelling word then the student says the the shapes and then highlight them.

2. Verbal Language Skills
 Use show and tell for students to talk about
items that are important to them. Provide
Editing/ Proofreading
Modifications questions ahead of time.
  Students geteditors checklist. EX I have checked
Provide an up in front of the class and tell a
story. (One of marks…name…verb agreement…
punctuation their own or one written by
For capitalization…ect.
another author)
  When studentsCOPS as an editing model. Write
Students use are unable to answer a
Language Arts question or and stuck afterthem prompts. EX
on poster get hang give talking about
concept. COPS- Capitalization, Omissions,
Are you thinking of this….
 Use wait time. and Sentences are complete.
Punctuation, Students need time to think!
Leave work for a day or two then edit. This
Reading allows for a break and better editing.
 Put comprehension questions on the board
while reading.
 While doing character analysis, talk about the
character then, act out the passage.
 Use task cards with instructions on them. Task
cards also list objectives and criteria for
mastery.
 Do a picture walk before reading the story.
Creative Writing Increase Word Usage
 Creative writing notebook. Each person in  Use word banks. Brainstorm words together
room takes turn writing a topic at the top of that are related.
the paper. The rest of the paper is left blank  Have students guess the best that they can
for others to write about during writing time. with spelling words. Then circle the word that
 Use index cards with who’s what’s and when’s they are guessing on.

3. Verbal Language Skills
“Four S’s” of Brainstorming 
Speed
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Modifications Continued… 
 Suspendadditional ideas for
Fill in Judgment 
modifications
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 Synergy
Reading Editing/ Proofreading
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Spelling Words Handwriting
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