If a word or usage items is missed, a 0 is used as a placeholder. When a word or a usage items is spelled correctly three times, the student lightly draws a line through the corrected item. The Option Revisited Some teachers have used this concept but have penalized the student for words underlined, but spelled correctly. The poor speller, for whatever reason, needs to feel secure in his writing attempts. A second concern is the student who underlines everything.
Teachers know when students abuse or seem to abuse the system.
When a student consistently underlines the same word, he needs to be gently confronted. I also know that I promised you that underlined words are hassle free. Let you and I agree that this is an important word that you really need to spell. When the student and teacher agree to put a word on the studen'ts Spelling and Usage List, it is added. When a student indicates that he should learn a specific word, it should also be added.