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Addressing an Unfulfilled Expectation: Teaching Students with Disabilities to Write Scientific Arguments
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De La Paz, Susan; Levin, Daniel M.; Butler, Cameron – Written Communication, 2023
Students with disabilities (SWD) in general education science classes are expected to engage in the scientific practices and potentially in the writing of arguments drawn from evidence. Currently, however, there are few research-based instructional approaches for teaching argument writing for these students. The present article responds to this…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Students with Disabilities, Writing (Composition)
Improving the Historical Knowledge and Writing of Students with or at Risk for LD
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De La Paz, Susan; Wissinger, Daniel R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
In this study, we explored the potential of two forms of discussion (disciplinary vs. traditional) for 39 sixth- and seventh-grade students with or at risk for learning disabilities (LD), before writing historical arguments. Nine teachers who led small group discussions in six heterogeneous social studies classrooms implemented the intervention.…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities, Writing Improvement, Grade 6
FIX: A Strategic Approach to Writing and Revision for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Sherman, Cindy K.; De La Paz, Susan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
Teaching students in upper elementary school to revise their papers effectively requires a three-pronged approach. First, teachers provide instruction on a relevant genre or writing form (using the Common Core State Standards for English language arts or other relevant standards as a guide). Second, teachers help students to use four basic…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Writing Strategies, Revision (Written Composition), Disabilities
Strategy Instruction in Planning: Effects on the Writing Performance and Behavior of Students with Learning Difficulties.
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De La Paz, Susan; Graham, Steve – Exceptional Children, 1997
A study of three fifth-grade students with learning disabilities examined the effectiveness of a strategy deigned to help them become more reflective when writing opinion essays. Following the instruction, students wrote essays that were longer, provided more support for their premise, and were qualitatively better. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Essays, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities
Strategy Instruction in Planning: Teaching Students with Learning and Writing Disabilities To Compose Persuasive and Expository Essays.
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De La Paz, Susan – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1997
Two studies of intermediate grade students with and without learning and writing disabilities evaluated the Self-Regulated Strategy Development model in teaching students how to plan persuasive essays before and during composing. Instructional effects were investigated using different research designs, in different settings, and with different…
Descriptors: Essays, Intermediate Grades, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction in Regular Education Settings: Improving Outcomes for Students with and without Learning Disabilities.
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De La Paz, Susan – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
Middle-school students with (n=6) and without (n=16) learning disabilities were taught a strategy for planning and writing expository essays using the Self-Regulated Strategy Development approach to instruction. Positive results were found for students with and without learning disabilities. Students' papers became longer, more complete, and…
Descriptors: Essays, Expository Writing, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities