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Publication Date: 2022
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Let's Argue: Developing Argumentative Writing Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities
Kroesch, Allison M.; Peeples, Katherine N.; Pleasant, Courtney L.; Cuenca-Carlino, Yojanna
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v38 n5 p399-414 2022
We used the POW + TREE strategy within the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) framework to teach six 6th graders with learning disabilities to write argumentative essays. A special education teacher implemented the intervention with high fidelity 5 days a week for 40 min each day. Students were grouped within three groups based on their level of intervention need. Our intervention ranged from 12-25 total days. A single-subject multiple-probe design was replicated across all groups to analyze the effects of SRSD. We collected data on the number of argumentative writing components and the overall quality of each response using rubrics to analyze components. Results indicate a functional relation between implementation of POW + TREE and the number of argumentative and quality components included in writing probes. Additionally, participants indicated a high degree of satisfaction of the intervention.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Grade 6, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Skills, Skill Development, Essays, Special Education Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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