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Download full textRalli, Maria; Papadopoulou, Soultana; Pantinaki, Stavroula; Apostolakis, Manolis – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2023
The present research approaches differentiated instruction in light of metacognition and collaborative practices. The aim is to examine the contribution of a Tier 2 intervention implemented by teachers through a program entitled The Strategic Planners of Writing to the writing performance of 3rd and 4th grade students with writing difficulties.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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
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
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
Özbek, Ahmet Bilal; Tülü, Burcu Kiliç; Ergül, Cevriye – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2019
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the Stop & List strategy instruction on the descriptive text writing performances of students with learning disabilities. e intervention was planned according to the Self-Regulation Strategies Development instructional framework. Three Turkish-speaking fourth-grade students who were…
Descriptors: Intervention, Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Learning Disabilities
Grünke, Matthias; Hatton, Heather – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2017
Poor writers generally spend little time developing an outline and otherwise planning written assignments before composing them. Far too many students in elementary and secondary education fall behind in their planning and composition skills because they do not receive appropriate instruction. In this single-case study, we tested the effects of an…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness, Writing Instruction
Grünke, Matthias; Sperling, Marko; Burke, Mack D. – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2017
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a multicomponent intervention on the length and quality of stories written by fifth graders who were academically and behaviorally struggling with particular problems during writing demands. Difficulties in text production are often prevalent at the beginning of middle/secondary education as…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Intervention, Writing Achievement, Writing Improvement
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
Asaro-Saddler, Kristie; Knox, Haley Muir; Meredith, Holly; Akhmedjanova, Diana – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2015
Writing is an important content area that pervades all subject areas and is required for post-school success, yet many students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often struggle in written expression. In this article we discuss the characteristics of students with ASD that make writing difficult, and the strengths, such as the use of technology,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Writing Difficulties, Assistive Technology
