This article describes comprehensive, high-quality writing instruction for students with developmental disabilities. The Enriched Writers' Workshop combines differentiated writing process instruction with social communication instruction and cognitive strategy instruction for students with complex writing needs across a wide range of ages. It…

A 10-year old with severe intellectual disability, no spoken language, and poor language comprehension learned to use 9 object symbols when these were taught directly in a functional choice-making context. Difficulties with research methodology for this type of intervention are addressed. (Author/DB)