Notes, not sentences
Teach "three words or less" notes. Kids read a paragraph, close the book, and jot just the key words on a sticky note. Later they turn each note into their own sentence. It's the best cure for copying we know.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
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