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Increasing Story-Writing Ability through Self-Regulated Strategy Development: Effects on Young Writers with Learning Disabilities
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Saddler, Bruce – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
In this replication study, supplemental writing instruction in strategic planning was used to improve the story writing ability of young writers with learning disabilities (LD) and poor writing skills. Six 2nd-grade students with learning disabilities who experienced difficulty with story writing were taught a strategy for planning and writing…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Learning Disabilities, Writing Skills, Teaching Methods
Story Map Instruction Using Children's Literature: Effects on First Graders' Comprehension of Central Narrative Elements.
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Baumann, James F.; Bergeron, Bette S. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1993
Investigates the effectiveness of instruction in story mapping as a means to promote first-grade students' comprehension of central story elements in children's literature. Concludes that instruction in story mapping is an effective instructional strategy for promoting first-grade students' ability to identify central narrative elements in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Explicit Story Structure Instruction and the Narrative Writing of Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Below-Average Readers.
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Gambrell, Linda B.; Chasen, Steven P. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1991
Investigates the effects of explicit story structure instruction on below-average fourth and fifth grade readers' narrative writing performance. Finds that explicit story structure instruction positively influenced the narrative writing performance in terms of both quality and quantity of their writing. (MG)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades