2021 | Strategic & Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI)

Transfer of Writing Skills Across Genres

By Kimberly WolbersPosted on September 9, 2021Posted in Research, Research Journal ArticlesTagged genre, writing

Thirty-seven deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students in grades four through six participated in a year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction, an approach to writing instruction designed to be responsive to DHH students’ unique language experiences and profiles. The current study investigated the transfer of writing skills between genres by analyzing participants’ recount, information report, and persuasive […]

Does Teacher Efficacy Predict Writing Practices Of Teachers Of Deaf And Hard of Hearing Students

By Kimberly WolbersPosted on September 8, 2021Posted in Research Journal Articles, UncategorizedTagged efficacy

Forty-four elementary grade teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students were surveyed about how they taught writing and their beliefs about writing. Beliefs about writing included their self-efficacy to teach writing, attitude toward writing, and epistemological beliefs about writing. These teachers from fifteen different states in the United States slightly agreed that they were […]