ERIC Number: EJ909183
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
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Developing Quick Writing Skills of Middle School Students with Disabilities
Mason, Linda H.; Kubina, Richard M., Jr.; Taft, Raol J.
Journal of Special Education, v44 n4 p205-220 Feb 2011
Two multiple-baseline, across-participants design studies were used to examine persuasive quick write (10-minute writing responses) performance of seventh-grade students with disabilities. In the first study, 6 students were taught by a graduate research assistant; in the second study, 10 students were taught by their special education teacher. In both studies, students' written responses were evaluated before, during, and after self-regulated strategy development instruction for the POW + TREE planning strategy (POW: pick my idea, organize my notes, write and say more; TREE: topic sentence, reasons--three or more, explain, ending). All study participants improved in the number of persuasive parts included and the quality of the written response immediately after and weeks following instruction. (Contains 7 tables, 4 figures, and 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Prompting, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Writing Skills, Middle School Students, Writing Assignments, Grade 7, Self Control, Skill Development, Planning, Persuasive Discourse, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 7; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A070199