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Fraas, Michael; Balz, Magdalen A. – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2008
In addition to the impaired ability to effectively communicate, adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) also experience high incidences of depression, social isolation, and decreased quality of life. Expressive writing programs have been shown to be effective in alleviating these concomitant impairments in other populations including incarcerated…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Social Integration, Neurological Impairments, Injuries
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Kluwin, Thomas N.; Kelly, Arlene Blumenthal – American Annals of the Deaf, 1991
Evaluation of the dialogue journals kept by 153 deaf students in pairs of deaf and hearing students (grades 4-12) in 10 public school districts found an improvement in the quality of the writing of the deaf students over time and changes in content and syntactic complexity. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, Dialog Journals, Elementary Secondary Education