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Direct linkGraham, Steve; Harris, Karen R. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2013
This article examines the Common Core State Standards as they apply to writing and students with learning disabilities (LD). We first consider why the implementation of these standards is advantageous to writing instruction for students with LD as well as the challenges in implementing them. Next, we make the following four recommendations in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, State Standards, Evidence, Writing (Composition)
Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2009
In this invited article, we present an ongoing research program in the area of writing. Although this program has focused on students with learning disabilities (LD) and other struggling writers, it has also concentrated more broadly on issues involving writing development and general writing instruction. One purpose of this review was to share…
Descriptors: Writing Research, Research Projects, Learning Disabilities, Writing Instruction
Peer reviewedGraham, Steve; Harris, Karen R.; Larsen, Lynn – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2001
This article presents six principles designed to prevent writing difficulties as well as to build writing skills: providing effective writing instruction, tailoring instruction to meet the individual needs, intervening early, expecting that each child will learn to write, identifying and addressing roadblocks to writing, and employing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Intervention, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDe La Paz, Susan; Owen, Bonnie; Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2000
This article describes implementation of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) approach to help students learn a specific essay writing strategy in preparation for a state writing test. It also reviews the theoretical and research bases for using SRSD to teaching writing strategies. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedHarris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This overview of articles in this special issue introduces the constructivist approach to educating students with learning disabilities. Catalysts for constructivism, the constructivist philosophy, and the whole language approach are discussed. The need for coherent integrated instruction in learning communities that is educationally purposeful,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHarris, Karen R.; Reid, Robert – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This critical evaluation of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) determined that the test items are 30 years old, scores are derived from a nonrepresentative norm group, and scores are not interchangeable with other intelligence measures. The paper concludes that the SIT is unsuited for educational decision-making purposes, including screening,…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Tests
