Informal Assessment and Instruction in Written Language: A Practitioner's Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Book Overview
The purpose of this book is to help educators increase their proficiency in analyzing and teaching writing to students with learning disabilities. The text is organized into nine chapters. The first is the introductory chapter, the second provides a review of the various components of written language and the types of difficulties that students may have with handwriting, spelling, usage, vocabulary and text structure. The third chapter provides an overview of the writing process approach. The fourth chapter reviews the legal protections and various accommodations to which students are entitled. Chapters five, six and seven contain summaries of instructional strategies that may be used to enhance student performance in the areas of handwriting, basic skills and written expression. The eighth chapter presents analyses of writing samples from students in first-through eighth-grade levels that are reviewed within a diagnostic-prescriptive format. Chapter nine contains writing samples with guided questions that can be used for independent study, as assignments, or for in-class discussions.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0471162086
ISBN13:9780471162087
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Wiley
Length:400 Pages
Weight:2.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.3" x 11.0"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent Reference for Sped Teachers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I was very impressed with this book. The information in the text is very specific and includes plenty of examples. An excellent reference for special education teachers. Includes information on the various components of writing, how to teach them, how to assess them, and how to provide intervention in trouble areas.
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