ERIC Number: EJ1476106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0731-9487
EISSN: EISSN-2168-376X
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Effect of an SRSD Informative Writing Intervention for High Schoolers with Learning Disabilities
Amber B. Ray1; Kate E. Connor2; Hannah Brenner3; Casey Kim1
Learning Disability Quarterly, v48 n3 p200-212 2025
The ability to write informatively is a skill not only required by the U.S. Common Core State Standards but is also essential for preparing students to be successful in college. The purpose of this exploratory study was to evaluate the effects of a self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) informative writing intervention for high school students with and at-risk for learning disabilities. Using a pretest--posttest design, 18 high school students received instruction on identifying credible source texts; reading and annotating source texts; and planning, writing, and revising informative essays that incorporated central ideas and details from source texts. Student essays were scored for overall quality, number of genre elements, transitions, total words written, and central ideas and details from the sources. Students made statistically significant gains in their informative genre knowledge and writing skills in all measured outcomes. Students also reported increased self-efficacy and found the intervention to have acceptable social validity.
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Intervention, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Self Management, Writing Strategies, Essays, Program Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, College Readiness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B210014
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA; 2Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 3North Central College, Naperville, IL, USA