The instructor must follow up by checking these corrections and requiring still further work on unacceptable corrections. If the instructor indicates which lines or sentences contain errors, students can find and correct most of their errors in spelling, mechanics, and usage. If students analyze their errors, they will find patterns that can focus and simplify their efforts at overcoming those errors. . . Instruction in error-correction must be individualized. Whole-class instruction in grammar, usage, or style should occur only occasionally if at all.
Students can also get help at campus writing centers and from peer-editing and tutoring teams.