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PROOF: Teaching Essay Structure Improves Students’ Writing Skills
Title: Investigating a Text Structure Intervention for Reading and Writing in Grades 4 and 5 Author: Strong, J.Z. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344252759_Investigating_a_Text_Structure_Intervention_for_Reading_and_Writing_in_Grades_4_and_5 Source: Reading Research Quarterly, 55(4). September, 2020 Abstract: Although it …
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Literacy & Math on YouTube
Watch this video on You Tube to help you introduce your students to the ‘language of math.’ Title: “Math Isn’t Hard, It’s a Language” Link: https://youtu.be/V6yixyiJcos Source: Tedx Talks, 2014; …
USE Writing to IMPROVE Math Problem Solving
Number 2 of 3 research/methodology summaries regarding teaching writing in math class. Title: Disabilities in Written ExpressionAuthor: Gardner, T.J.Source: Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 18, No. 1, 46-54, 2011Article Link: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ941389 …
Writing in Math Class: How? (A 3 Part Series)
We heard you. At our presentation at the national Learning Disabilities Conference in January 2022, we were asked to address ‘writing in math.’ This is the first of three research/methodology …
The Metacognitive Skills of Writing: A Model
Title: A Metacognitive Model of Writing: An Update From a Developmental Perspective Author: Hacker, D.J Source: Educational Psychologist, 53(4), 220–237, 2018 Abstract: In this article, the author provides evidence to …
Why Accessing ‘Talk’ to Write Works for the Struggling Writer
Tapping “Talk” To Write: An Adolescent Confidence Builder; Effective & Proven = Tapping Existing Neuro-linguistic Networks. Obstacles struggling writers experience include: limited motivation due to failure experiences (Berninger, 1994); a lack of …
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Teach Planning/Revising to Improve Writing
Our struggling writers are often ‘immature’ writers. In the article summary below, we learn that the writing of immature writers is not improved via opportunities for planning or revising their …
Using SRSD For Students With ADHD
[RESEARCH] Why Use Self-Regulated Strategy Development to Teach Written Expression to Struggling Writers? Here’s research that evidences that students who struggle with writing essays need to independently learn and use …
Need a User-Friendly Writing Skills Program? It’s Coming….
Describes the features of a User Friendly Writing Skills Program.