Shared Understandings: Structuring the Writing Experience through Dialogue

This article reviews recent projects using text structures and the writing process as frameworks to guide the composition dialogue. Learning-disabled students' attitudes toward writing as a required skill rather than a means of expression are confronted in the emphasis on dialogue. Several blan...

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Published inJournal of learning disabilities Vol. 24; no. 6; p. 330
Main Authors Englert, Carol Sue, Mariage, Troy V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1991
Subjects
Child
Cohesion (Written Composition)
Concept Formation
Curriculum
Education, Special
Elementary Secondary Education
Female
Humans
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disorders - psychology
Learning Disorders - therapy
Prewriting
Student Attitudes
Text Structure
Verbal Behavior
Writing
Writing (Composition)
Writing Exercises
Writing Improvement
Writing Instruction
Writing Skills
Writing Strategies
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Summary:This article reviews recent projects using text structures and the writing process as frameworks to guide the composition dialogue. Learning-disabled students' attitudes toward writing as a required skill rather than a means of expression are confronted in the emphasis on dialogue. Several blank forms for organizing prewriting thoughts are reproduced. (Author/PB)
ISSN:0022-2194
DOI:10.1177/002221949102400602