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Sperling, Marko; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2017
Just as composing a story, a report, or an argumentative essay is challenging for most students with LD, so it is challenging for teachers in inclusive settings to instruct them (Gillespie & Kiuhara, 2017; Grünke & Leonard Zabel, 2015). The articles in this issue of "Insights into Learning Disabilities" are geared towards special…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Exercises, Intervention, Writing Improvement
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Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple contingency contracting intervention on the correct use of punctuation marks in freely produced texts by elementary school children with learning disabilities. This approach can be considered a promising strategy for facilitating the development of academic skills in…
Descriptors: Punctuation, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Grünke, Matthias; Coeppicus, Christin – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2017
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of contingency contracting on the percentage of correctly used punctuation marks in free writing tasks. Participants were three 11-year-old boys with learning disabilities (LD). A multiple-baseline across-subjects design was employed to test our prediction that the students would show…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Punctuation, Grade 5, Writing Exercises
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Grünke, Matthias; Wilbert, Jürgen; Tsiriotakis, Ioanna K.; Agirregoikoa, Ainhize Lopez – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2017
A large number of students struggle with composition writing. This is alarming since problems in this area reduce the chances of succeeding in school and life in general. Children and youth with learning disabilities (LD) are especially at risk of not acquiring the skills necessary to produce texts of an acceptable length and quality.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Instructional Materials, Tutoring, Peer Teaching