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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 9
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EmPOWERing Children with Learning Disabilities: A Practitioner-Based Reflection
Cass, Richard J.
Journal of Education, v191 n1 p59-67 2010-2011
Recent reports indicate that the expressive writing needs of students who struggle have become a critical and life-influencing problem. This article provides an overview of current research on the writing needs of students with LD and a practitioner-based reflection on the Singer and Bashir EmPOWER approach, a resource that can help teachers meet the needs of struggling writers.
Descriptors: Reflection, Learning Disabilities, Children, Student Empowerment, Expressive Language, Writing Achievement, Student Needs, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Writing Improvement, Literature Reviews, Writing Difficulties, Change Strategies
Boston University School of Education. Two Silver Way, Boston, MA 02215. Tel: 617-353-3230; e-mail: bujed@bu.edu; Web site: http://www.bu.edu/journalofeducation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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