Reduce Sentence Wordiness with the SEAL Writing Strategy
Welcome to ReadingVine’s page all about how to reduce sentence wordiness with SEAL Strategy Activities! The SEAL Strategy is a great classroom tool for teaching students about revising sentences to improve their writing skills by reducing overall sentence wordiness. The four steps of this learning strategy include: simplifying sentences, eliminating repetition, adding precise vocabulary, and leaving out “filler” words. Students will practice each step of this strategy with our set of printable worksheets found below. These printable resources are great for use both in the classroom or at home for extra practice!
SEAL Strategy Activities
Students will practice the first step in the SEAL Strategy: simplifying sentences!
In step two of the SEAL strategy, students will practice eliminating repetition in sentences.
This printable worksheet focuses on the third step of the SEAL strategy: adding precise vocabulary.
This printable worksheet focuses on the last step of the SEAL strategy, which is leaving out filler words.