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Outhred, Lynne – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The study compared stories written on either a word processor or handwritten by 15 children (ages 8-12) with learning disabilities. Use of the word processor resulted in fewer spelling errors for children with severe spelling problems and longer stories for children having problems with the mechanics of the writing task. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Instructional Effectiveness

Outhred, Lynne – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1987
Fifteen learning-disabled students, aged 8-12 years, showed marked improvement in their story writing when they used a word processor as compared to handwritten stories. Children with severe spelling problems made fewer errors in their word-processed stories. Reluctant writers tended to write longer word-processed stories compared to handwritten…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities, Spelling
Watt, Daniel – Independent School, 1983
Word processing may change how people learn to write. The use of a word processor to teach a sixth grader with writing problems showed how the machine can alleviate problems involving writing with pencil and paper, correcting errors, evaluating and revising, and producing a good-looking text. (RW)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Elementary Education, Handwriting

Nichols, Lois Mayer – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
A comparison of compositions written by 19 sixth graders using pencil and paper with those written by 19 sixth graders using word processors found that though the quality of writing, accuracy of grammar, and reading ease did not differ between the two approaches, students using computers wrote more words and sentences. (PEN)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
Willer, Art – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Describes the attitudes with which children received the word processor in their daily classroom activities. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary Education, Handwriting

McKeown, Sally – British Journal of Special Education, 1992
This article offers a British perspective on ways that information technology can help pupils with specific learning difficulties to overcome problems with handwriting, spelling, and structured writing. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries

Langone, John; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
A study of the effects of a typing tutor plus a computer-based word processor versus paper and pencil on the writing of six elementary students with behavioral disorders found small improvements in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and complete sentences attributable to either method, though story length increased for three of six students…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education

Seawel, Lori; And Others – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
Compared the effects of computer-based word processing and writing by hand on 14 third and fourth graders' attitudes and performance in the writing process. Found that third graders tended to make more revisions and edits when using a word processor, whereas fourth graders made more changes in their handwritten drafts. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education