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Therrien, William J.; Hughes, Charles; Kapelski, Cory; Mokhtari, Kouider – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
Research was conducted to ascertain if an essay-writing strategy was effective at improving the achievement on essay tests for 7th- and 8th-grade students with reading and writing disabilities. Students were assigned via a stratified random sample to treatment or control group. Student scores were also compared to students without learning…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Writing Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Essay Tests
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Gregg, Noel; Coleman, Chris; Davis, Mark; Chalk, Jill C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
The majority of high-stakes tests from elementary school through postsecondary education include the timed impromptu essay as a measure of writing performance. For adolescents with writing disorders, this type of evaluation often presents a significant barrier. The purpose of the current study was twofold. First, we investigated the influence of…
Descriptors: Spelling, Handwriting, High Stakes Tests, Dyslexia