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A Comparison of Components of Written Expression Abilities in Learning Disabled and Non-Learning Disabled Students at Three Grade Levels.
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Poplin, Mary S.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
Results showed that LD Ss scored significantly lower than normal Ss on most written expression abilities, expecially in the mechanical tasks of spelling, punctuation, and word usage. For related information see EC 132 758-768. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities
Informal Assessment of Written Expression.
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Poteet, James A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
The article presents an approach to informal assessment of written expression which allows the teacher to determine the skills acquired and correctly used by the student, the skills needing remediation, and the skills to be introduced. For related information see EC 132 758-767. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Assessment, Language Skills, Learning Disabilities
The Effects of Oral Instructions and Training on the Expansion of Written Language.
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Kraetsch, Gayla A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1981
The experiment explored the effect of oral instructions and training on the expansion of written language using a reversal design with a 12 year old boy who attended a tutorial clinic. When a simple training session was provided prior to the writing of a composition, the S wrote more adjectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
A Developmental Study of the Relation between Oral Language and Early Reading in Learning Disabled and Normally Achieving Children.
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Reid, D. Kim; Hresko, Wayne P. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
The results were interpreted as support for the view that oral and written language are interactive in their development, and that young children come to school with some reading abilities. For related information see EC 132 758-768. (Author)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Oral Language
Educating the Learning Disabled Adolescent: Some Assumptions.
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Wiederholt, J. Lee – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
The author identifies assumptions which, though not firmly validated by research, are suggested as bases for effective assessment and instruction of learning disabled adolescents. (PHR)
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning