ERIC Number: EJ1287973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 11
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Constructing Simple Sentences: Effects of a Writing Fluency Intervention for Middle School Students with Disabilities
Panos, Kristin L.; Datchuk, Shawn M.
Remedial and Special Education, v42 n2 p107-117 Apr 2021
Simple sentence construction is a foundational writing skill that forms the building blocks of advanced writing. Many middle school students with disabilities struggle to consistently construct simple sentences, thereby hindering development of written expression. The present study used a single-case, multiple-baseline across participants design to investigate the effects of a multicomponent intervention on fluency of sentence construction in response to picture-word prompts. During intervention, three middle school students with disabilities completed six explicit instruction lessons, followed by 15 sessions of timed practice, referred to as sentence instruction and frequency building to a performance criterion. After the first few sentence instruction lessons, all students gradually increased the accuracy and frequency of word sequences during intervention. Tau-U values for writing sequences were large. After completing intervention, all students maintained levels similar to intervention. Results are discussed in the context of writing fluency, prior intervention studies, and implications for practice.
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Intervention, Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Sentence Structure, Writing Instruction, Writing Achievement, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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