Cover-Copy-Compare

School-Based Intervention Idea from www.interventioncentral.org

Students who can be trusted to work independently and need extra drill and practice with math computational problems, spelling, or vocabulary words will benefit from Cover-Copy-Compare.

Preparing Cover-Copy-Compare Worksheets:
The teacher prepares worksheets for the student to use independently:

• For math worksheets, computation problems with answers appear on the left side of the sheet. The same computation problems appear on the right side of the page, unsolved. Here is a sample CCC item for math:
• For spelling words, correctly spelled words are listed on the left of the page, with space on the right for the student to spell each word.
• For vocabulary items, words and their definitions are listed on the left side of the page, with space on the right for the student to write out each word and a corresponding definition for that word.

Using Cover-Copy-Compare Worksheets for Student Review:
When first introducing Cover-Copy-Compare worksheets to the student, the teacher gives the student an index card. The student is directed to look at each correct item (e.g., correctly spelled word, computation problem with solution) on the left side of the page.

• (For math problems.) The student is instructed to cover the correct model on the left side of the page with an index card and to copy the problem and compute the correct answer in the space on the right side of the sheet. The student then uncovers the correct answer on the left and checks his or her own work.
• (For spelling problems.) The student is instructed to cover the correct model on the left side of the page with an index card and to spell the word in the space on the right of the sheet. The student then uncovers the correct answer on the left to check his or her work.
• (For vocabulary items.) The student is instructed to cover the correct model on the left side of the page with an index card and to write both the word and its definition in the space on the right side of the sheet. The student then uncovers the correct model on the left to check his or her work.