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Scott, D. Beth; Dreher, Mariam Jean – Reading Psychology, 2016
This study examined the thinking processes students engage in while constructing graphic representations of textbook content. Twenty-eight students who either used graphic representations in a routine manner during social studies instruction or learned to construct graphic representations based on the rhetorical patterns used to organize textbook…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Protocol Analysis, Correlation, Textbook Content
Brea-Spahn, María R.; Davison, Megan Dunn – EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs), 2012
Clinical Question: Would Spanish-speaking ELL students who struggle to learn to write (P) benefit more from a writing intervention that addresses cognitive (executive function) and social well-being (motivation, peer inclusion) (I), or writing intervention strategies that address written language text macrostructure or microstructure only (C), as…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Intervention, Spanish, Native Speakers
Reynolds, Gillian A.; Perin, Dolores – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study compared two techniques for teaching middle school students to compose from expository text sources, a common but difficult academic writing task. Classroom social studies content was used. Text structure instruction (TSI), which focused on text characteristics using graphic organizers, was compared with PLAN & WRITE for Summarization…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Text Structure, Writing Strategies, Writing Instruction
Faull, Tamzin – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2007
There appears to be little research on the standard of post-16 students' writing and how it can be improved. In respect of such students, the focus of teaching professionals seems to be on content rather than on the writing process; arguably this leads to weaknesses in written expression. This article examines some current research and follows one…
Descriptors: English Literature, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes, Reflection