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Evaluation of a Writing Instruction Model That Integrated a Process Approach, Strategy Instruction, and Word Processing.
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MacArthur, Charles A.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1995
A model of writing instruction integrating word processing, strategy instruction, and a process approach, within a social context for writing as a meaningful task, was tested with 113 elementary students with learning disabilities. Students in experimental classes made greater gains in quality of their narrative and informative writing than did…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
The Impact of Computers on the Writing Process.
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MacArthur, Charles A. – Exceptional Children, 1988
The paper discusses: features of word processors and their impact on the writing process and the social context for writing; research on word processors in schools and the potential instructional role of extensions to word processors, such as spelling and style checkers, synthesized speech output, computer networks, and interactive prompting…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Using Technology to Enhance the Writing Processes of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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MacArthur, Charles A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article reviews ways that computers can support writing by students with learning disabilities. It discusses research on word processing, software for transcription and sentence generation, spelling checkers, speech synthesizers, word prediction programs, grammar and style checkers, prompting programs, outlining and semantic mapping software,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education