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Asaro-Saddler, Kristie – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may struggle to self-regulate their learning, and such difficulty may be especially notable in the area of written expression. One intervention that has explored self-regulation in writing is the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) approach. In this article, a review of the research using SRSD…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Self Management, Students, Autism
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Asaro-Saddler, Kristie; Muir-Knox, Haley; Meredith, Holly – Exceptionality, 2018
Many adolescents, particularly adolescents with disabilities, have difficulty with literacy tasks such as reading and writing. Yet research has found that when students with disabilities receive appropriate instruction, they typically are able to improve their overall writing outcomes. This study explored the effectiveness of a summary writing…
Descriptors: Literacy, Writing Strategies, Adolescents, Disabilities
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Asaro-Saddler, Kristie; Arcidiacono, Mary Beth; Morris Deyoe, Meghan – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2017
Writing is an important skill that pervades all subjects and is required for postschool success. Many students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) struggle with writing, yet it has been an underresearched area. To determine what writing practices are being implemented with students with ASD, we observed the practices of two teachers who instruct…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Writing Instruction, Educational Practices
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Asaro-Saddler, Kristie – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This replication study examined the effects of a planning and self-regulation strategy on the story writing abilities of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Three second graders with ASD were taught a strategy for planning and writing a story using the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) approach. After learning the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Bak, Nicole; Asaro-Saddler, Kristie – Beyond Behavior, 2013
Writing is a foundational skill that can support and extend student learning across the curriculum. Writing is used to communicate stories, opinions, and information, and to express one's understanding of concepts and ideas during an individual's K-12 educational career and well beyond. Despite written expression's importance and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Writing Improvement
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Asaro-Saddler, Kristie; Bak, Nicole – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
In this single-subject design study, we examined the effects of an intervention targeting planning and self-regulation strategy use on the persuasive writing of children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Three 8- to 9-year-old children with ASD in third and fourth grades learned a mnemonic-based strategy for planning and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Writing Instruction, Persuasive Discourse