Students Who Are Exceptional and Writing Disabilities: Prevention, Practice, Intervention, and Assessment: a Special Issue of exceptionality - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805895620 ISBN 13: 9780805895629

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

This special issue examines four critical aspects of writing instruction for students with disabilities: prevention, classroom practice, instruction, and assessment. The first article addresses writing strategy instruction for young students at risk for long-term writing difficulties. Next special and general education middle school educators' epistemology is explored regarding writing development and instruction, their self-reported teaching practices, and the challenges they faced as they strive to teach middle school students how to effectively use writing as a communicative medium and learning tool. The third, article reviews and critiques state writing standards and describes an instructional plan to help students with disabilities and other struggling writers master composing strategies and processes that may equip them to meet state standards in writing. Finally, a review is presented of the extant research on various methods of writing assessment, including holistic, primary trait, and analytic scoring methods, with particular emphasis on Curriculum-Based Measurement--an assessment technique well suited for children and youth in special education.

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About the Author

Steve Graham, Gary A. Troia

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805895620
• ISBN 13: 9780805895629
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72
• Editor: Troia Gary A.