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Reflections on Research on Writing and Technology for Struggling Writers
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MacArthur, Charles A. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2009
In this article, I discuss research on the use of technology to support the writing of students with learning disabilities. Struggling writers can benefit from a wide range of computer applications for writing. Word processing, spelling checkers, word prediction, and speech recognition offer support for transcription and revision. Word processing…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Learning Disabilities
The Effect of Five Proofreading Conditions on the Spelling Performance of College Students with Learning Disabilities.
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McNaughton, David; Hughes, Charles; Clark, Karen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
This study investigated effects of five proofreading conditions on the spelling performance of 12 college students with learning disabilities. Conditions were handwriting with no additional assistance, with a print dictionary, and with a handheld spelling checker; and word processing with no additional assistance and with a spelling checker. All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Handwriting, Higher Education
Learning Disabled Students' Composing under Three Methods of Text Production: Handwriting, Word Processing, and Dictation.
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MacArthur, Charles A.; Graham, Steve – Journal of Special Education, 1987
Eleven fifth- and sixth-grade learning-disabled students composed and revised stories using handwriting, dictation, and word processing. Dictated stories differed from other formats on product measures such as length, quality, and grammatical errors. Differences between handwritten and word-processed stories were found on the process measures of…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Dictation, Handwriting, Intermediate Grades
"I've Lost My Story!" Integrating Word Processing with Writing Instruction.
Dalton, Bridget M.; And Others – 1988
Focusing on ways to teach fourth-grade students the machine skills they need to make the computer a fluent writing tool, this study sought to identify the word processing skills that students need to learn and the ones that are most difficult, and the instructional approaches that work best in teaching word processing skills. The problems and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Computer Literacy, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Knowledge Acquisition and Technology-Supported Projects in the Social Studies for Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Okolo, Cynthia M.; Ferretti, Ralph P. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1996
Effects of project-based instruction were assessed in a study of 21 students (mean age 12) with learning disabilities who developed social studies projects from source materials using word processing tools alone or using multimedia presentation tools. Students in both groups acquired substantial content knowledge, but neither group differed in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Comparison of Writing Instructional Methods on Computer-Based Cooperative Learning for Mild Learning Disabled, Linguistic Minority and Non-Minority Junior High School Students. Final Report.
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Semmel, Melvyn, I.; And Others – 1989
This study investigated the collaborative interactions of junior high school boys (N=36) with learning disabilities while engaged in writing stories using a word processor. Half the subjects were of Anglo-American background and half of Mexican-American background. Each subject worked in two dyads, ethnically homogeneous and ethnically…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Creative Writing, Ethnic Groups