The practitioner then asked another learner for the answer and the process continued until the practitioner felt that all learners understood what COPS represents.

• Once the practitioner provided direct instruction on the skills and demonstrated and modeled how to use COPS for editing, then the practitioner provided opportunities for collaborative group work.
• The practitioner broke the learners into 3 groups and asked each group to practice editing a paragraph with one group looking for capitals (the C) and one group looking for overall appearance (the O), etc. Each group was given a handout with the letter bolded that related to the editing step they were working on. Once the activity was completed, the groups passed their editing to another group, and asked them to compare and note any differences (peer review). At the end of the activity, the practitioner collected the paragraphs and with the group reviewed their work by modeling COPS and using their edited paragraphs.
• Independent review was the next step and each learner was asked to use the different fonts and colours on the computer to design one page with the acronym COPS on it for homework.
• The next day the learners were encouraged to share their designs with the small groups and then the practitioner regrouped the learners to go through the COPS process with minimal instructor scaffolds.
• Once this was completed, the practitioner broke the group into peers. It was suggested that Tom work with another learner who has stronger editing skills to help model good editing practices.

Additional enhancement routines

• Quality assignment routine: allows practitioners to co-create differentiated assignments with learners so that the completion rate and quality of their products is increased. This is accomplished by engaging in a three-phase process of planning the assignments on a graphic organizer, sharing options with students as they apply the REACT strategy (ensure that they have the necessary information, set goals, and make plans for completing the assignment), and co-evaluating the final products.