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Title: Coordinating Multiple Language Levels in Writing: Finding Strengths in Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
Language: English
Authors: Elaine R. Silliman, Ruth H. Bahr, Robin L. Danzak, Maria Rosa Brea-Spahn
Source: Topics in Language Disorders. 2024 44(2):111-130.
Availability: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Available from: Wolters Kluwer. 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 800-638-3030; e-mail: MR-WKCustomerSupport@wolterskluwer.com; Web site: https://journals.lww.com/pages/default.aspx
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2024
Sponsoring Agency: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
Contract Number: P50HD071764
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Grade 5
Middle Schools
Grade 6
Grade 7
Junior High Schools
Secondary Education
Grade 8
Grade 9
High Schools
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Evaluation, Writing Ability, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Students with Disabilities, Academic Language, Writing Assignments
DOI: 10.1097/tld.0000000000000339
ISSN: 0271-8294
1550-3259
Abstract: One aim of this article is to shift mindsets from the traditional identification of written language abilities that are "missing" in students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) to writing assessment as the discovery of more complex language strengths foundational to success across disciplines. The multiple language-levels (MLL) perspective is grounded on identifying strengths in written language that may be present in students' responses to classroom writing activities. We used MLL to examine the compositions of 19 students in grades 4-9 who were classified with SLDs and struggled with academic writing. Their writing assignment was to explain how astronauts wrote about space exploration. The MLL approach revealed hidden strengths at the big picture (global or thematic) and close-up (local) levels of composing. Patterns of strengths discovered at the global and local levels are described with four case examples and instructional implications are noted. Suggestions for treatment are also provided.
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