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Neatness Can Help Your Child Improve Grades in School
Checklist for improving homework neatness.
You may have heard it said that neatness counts. That’s certainly true in school.
Your child may turn in a paper with brilliant content. But he may get a bad grade if the paper is hard to read and contains poor grammar or misspelled words.
Before handing in work, your child should:
- Read it out loud. Does everything sound right? Does it make sense? Are there any missing words? Have two different people do this if possible.
- Use good handwriting when teachers want a handwritten paper. Look closely at letters that look the same, such as “m,” and “n.” Make sure the correct letter is in place.
- Look up words in the dictionary if he isn’t sure how to spell them.
- Make sure commas and periods are where they should be.
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