Self-regulated strategy development in the classroom: part of a balanced approach to writing instruction for students with disabilities.

From: Focus on Exceptional Children | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R.; Mason, Linda H. | Copyright information

Writing is a highly complex process; the writer not only must negotiate the rules and mechanics of writing, but also must maintain a focus on important aspects of writing such as organization, form and features, purposes and goals, audience needs and perspectives, and evaluation of the communication between author and reader (Bereiter & Scardamalia, 1982; Scheid, 1991). In addition, writing requires extensive self-regulation and attention control (Graham & Harris, 1994, 1996, 2000)...

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