This week’s homework tip mainly focuses on written assignments, such as essays, book reports or word problems. Having someone proofread your work will help eliminate spelling and grammar errors and help make your homework assignments look more polished.

It is always a good idea to be your own editor, reading through your writing and making sure that everything looks good. However, it is also a good idea to have another set of eyes look through your writing, as you often miss minor mistakes.

Additionally, it is very common to overlook your own spelling mistakes, as your brain will automatically correct them as you read. For example, try reading the text below:

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Now, I expect that your papers don’t have that many spelling errors, but now you can see how easily they are to read and how it would be easy to miss a few mistakes.

So, once you have completed a homework writing assignment, it is a good idea to have a parent, older sibling, tutor or friend look through your writing for spelling and grammar errors. Additionally, it also helps to read your writing aloud to yourself so you can hear how it sounds and catch any mistakes.

If no one is around to proofread your writing, check out these homework help tutors who would be more than happy to read through your assignment.

• Andrea Wolf - "Proofread, Edit and Revision Help!"
• Tara Rogers - "Peyton's Place for Proofreading"
• Julie Gniadek - "English"
• Scott Boulding - "English Composition"

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