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Derek B. Rodgers; Amanda M. Kern; Jeremy W. Ford; Michael Crawford; Mali Sawyer – Exceptionality, 2024
Students with dyslexia often struggle with developing text-writing skills at the paragraph level. However, the literature is filled with examples of how explicit instruction paired with time-based feedback can be used to improve such skills for students with a variety of disabilities. Examples from the literature have demonstrated positive effects…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Paragraph Composition, Intervention, Dyslexia
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Sheila Windle; Leanne Johnny; Valerie Smith – TESL Canada Journal, 2024
This article reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative study aimed at exploring the academic experiences of college students (n = 11) who had previously engaged in the EAP program at a mid-sized college in Ontario. The primary objective was to unveil student perspectives on the effectiveness of the EAP writing program and to determine…
Descriptors: College Programs, English for Academic Purposes, Writing Instruction, College Students
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Rodgers, Derek B.; Datchuk, Shawn M.; Wang, Lanqi – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2022
Paragraph text-writing refers to constructing multiple words and sentences into the form of a paragraph. It is critical to overall written expression; unfortunately, many students with disabilities struggle to develop it to fluency. The present study investigated the effects of a multicomponent intervention on the accuracy and fluency of paragraph…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Paragraph Composition, Writing Skills
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Teshome Bekele Sime; Mulu Geta Gencha; Taye Gebremariam Olamo – Cogent Education, 2024
This study focused on paragraph writing abilities as it is a fundamental skill for academic and professional success. Improving paragraph writing lays the groundwork for addressing advanced writing tasks and is vital for effective global communication in English. The objective of this study was, therefore, to examine effects of blended instruction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Paragraph Composition, Writing Skills, English (Second Language)
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Park, Y.; Ambrose, G.; Coleman, M. B.; Moore, T. C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an intervention in which teacher-led instruction was combined with computerized writing software to improve paragraph writing for three middle school students with intellectual disability. A multiple probe across participants design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Intellectual Disability
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Abdelrahman, Limia Ali Mohamed; DeWitt, Dorothy; Alias, Norlidah; Rahman, Mohd Nazri Abdul – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
Sudanese students seem to lack proficiency in writing English. In addition, teachers continue to use traditional, teacher-centered methods in teaching English as a second language (ESL). The flipped learning (FL) approach where video lectures are assigned as online homework before class, followed by learning activities during class, might be able…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Writing (Composition), Second Language Instruction
Mothus, Trudy G.; Lapadat, Judith C. – Online Submission, 2006
A challenge facing educators is to find ways to arrest and reverse the cumulative deficit in reading experienced by many students with learning disabilities. In this study, we evaluated the effect of a strategy intervention to increase the reading comprehension of eighth grade students with reading disabilities in intact junior high school classes…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Reading Difficulties, Intervention
Turner, Susan D.; And Others – 1984
The Florida Writing Enhancement Program, for all tenth through twelfth grade students, as implemented in the Hillsborough County Public Schools, was evaluated. The program was designed to improve students' writing in the areas of composition, sentence formation, usage, and mechanics. This evaluation was conducted to determine whether the program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, High Schools