Help your students with the editing process with this editing checklist.
An Editing Checklist for Students
Ensure your learners develop essential editing skills with this practical editing checklist for students. Designed to be cut out and pasted into their workbooks, this checklist for editing provides a structured way for students to independently review their writing and make improvements before submitting it.
Each editing checklist for students includes a series of prompts to help students focus on key aspects of their work. The checklist covers:
- Capital letters
- End punctuation
- Commas
- Apostrophes
- Question Marks
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Verb Tense
- Spelling
- Paragraphs
- Is it legible
- Does it make sense?
After carefully reviewing each element, students tick the corresponding box and initial the editing checklist to show they have completed their review.
Each page features 9 editing checklists for students which can be easily cut out along the dotted lines provided.
Do you want to make personal changes to this editing checklist? No problem! This resource can be downloaded as a quick-print PDF or as an editable Google Slides file.
Using This Editing Checklist for Students
Here are some quick tips on how to use this checklist for editing in your classroom:
- Prepare for Editing – Distribute an editing checklist to students at the end of a writing task, or keep a stack handy in the classroom for quick access.
- Paste into Notebooks – Encourage students to glue the editing checklist directly into their books as a guide for revising their work.
- Foster Independence – Teach students how to use the checklist for editing their own work step-by-step, building confidence and ownership over their writing process.
- Teacher Review – Use the completed checklists as evidence of student effort and self-assessment before you mark their work.
Download This Editing Checklist
Use the Download button to access your preferred version of this editing checklist.
Please be aware when photocopying this resource that there are 9 checklists per page.
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