English · Stage 6
Proofreading
Writing — read your work back slowly and fix every spelling, punctuation and grammar slip
✦ English📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~15 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start
I can proofread for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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A Good Writer Is a Good Checker
"The first draft is never the finished one," said Kavi. "Before I share my work I read it back slowly — one hunt for spelling, one for punctuation, one for grammar — and I mark every fix as I go. Little slips hide from a fast eye, so I slow right down."
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What your child will learn
1Hunt one error type at a timeTo PROOFREAD is to read your writing back carefully and fix its mistakes. Don't try to catch everything at once. Read it through once for SPELLING, again for PUNCTUATION, and a third time for GRAMMAR — and mark each fix as you find it.
2Before and after a fixTap each line to hear it. The 'Before' line hides a mistake; the 'After' line is proofread and fixed.
3Spelling, punctuation or grammar?
4The same note, cleaned upBoth notes carry the SAME message. Tap each one to see what a careful proofread changes.
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A peek inside
Proofread this line for SPELLING only: 'I saw a beutiful rainbow.'
read it slowly — 'beutiful' is missing an 'a'; the correct spelling is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l
Try this at home: What does it mean to proofread your writing?
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of English · Stage 6 · S6 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.