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Peer reviewedMacArthur, Charles A.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
The study, with 26 junior high learning-disabled students, found that students' predominant conception and application of revision to written work was correction of errors. Fewer than half of all revisions were rated as improvements. The only type of revision that positively affected overall quality was addition of T-units. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Error Correction, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedLearning Disability Quarterly, 1991
This review of the University of Maryland's research program in written language indicates that the writing difficulties of students with learning disabilities stem, in part, from problems with basic text production skills, scant knowledge about writing, and difficulties with planning and revising text. The effectiveness of various instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
