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Publication Date: 2018-Jan
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Story Composition, Mental State Language and Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction for Writers with Autism Spectrum Conditions
Mourgkasi, Vasiliki; Mavropoulou, Sofia
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, v18 n1 p36-49 Jan 2018
In this single-subject study, we evaluated the effects of an intervention using a modified version of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) approach on the story composition skills and the use of mental state language in three writers with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Interestingly, the intervention was not found to be effective in increasing the number of words, sentences and advanced words for all participants, while only two participants used more story elements and improved the holistic quality of their compositions. Nevertheless, all participants used more mental state terms, spent more time for story planning, transferred their new skills to different writing tasks and maintained them 4 weeks post-intervention. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the extended version of the SRSD approach on the use of mental state language in the writings of children with ASC.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Writing (Composition), Writing Strategies, Metacognition, Writing Processes, Transfer of Training, Language Usage, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods
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