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Language-based Spelling Instruction: Teaching Children To Make Multiple Connections between Spoken and Written Words.
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Berninger, Virginia W.; Vaughan, Katherine; Abbott, Robert D.; Brooks, Allison; Begay, Kristin; Curtin, Gerald; Byrd, Kristina; Graham, Steve – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2000
Two studies compared the effectiveness of alphabet principle training only versus combined alphabet principle and syllable awareness training with at-risk spellers (grades 2 and 3). Differing results suggest use of a two-tier early intervention model in which first the alphabet principle is taught and applied and then the following year children…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Early Intervention, Learning Problems, Primary Education
Self-Regulated Strategy Development Revisited: Teaching Writing Strategies to Struggling Writers.
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Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R.; Troia, Gary A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2000
This article examines the development of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development Model for teaching writing strategies and self-regulation procedures to students with writing difficulties. It describes how the model operates, and examines its effectiveness. It also highlights how the model has been used to respond to variations in settings and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Self Management, Teaching Models
Constructivism: Principles, Paradigms, and Integration.
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Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve – Journal of Special Education, 1994
This article presents major principles of constructivism for teaching and learning of students with disabilities and those at risk for school failure. It describes three idealized constructivist models (endogenous, exogenous, and dialectical) and explores major issues related to constructivism, including the possibility of integrative stances.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Disabilities, Educational Principles, Educational Psychology
Improving the Writing, Knowledge, and Motivation of Struggling Young Writers: Effects of Self-Regulated Strategy Development with and without Peer Support
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Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve; Mason, Linda H. – American Educational Research Journal, 2006
Writing development involves changes that occur in children's strategic behavior, knowledge, and motivation. The authors examined the effectiveness of self-regulated strategy development (SRSD), a strategy instructional model designed to promote development in each of these areas. Instruction focused on planning and writing stories and persuasive…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Writing Strategies, Writing Skills, Writing (Composition)