Subsequently, students produce better quality work, allowing the instructor to access more accurately the mastered knowledge of the student. In-class papers can be used as a basis for referral to the skill center resource staff. Requiring in-class writing on a regular basis allows the teacher to assess the student's true abilities and ensures that the student's needs are detected. The poor spelled, for whatever reason, needs to feel secure in his writing attempts. A second concern in 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. Harvey, I've noticed that you underline the misspelled word 'thay'. 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 your really need to spell. When the student and teacher agree to put a word on the student's Spelling and Usage List it is added.