Specialized Writing Instruction for Deaf Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) involves teaching cognitive writing strategies and apprenticing novices within collaborative writing communities. It is responsive to deaf students’ diverse language experiences through embedded metalinguistic/linguistic components. A randomized controlled trial of SIWI was conducted with 15 teachers and 79 students in grades 3-5. Recount, information report, and persuasive genres were […]
Technology Tools that Support the Writing Process
Technology—in the form of digital tools incorporated into writing instruction—can help teachers motivate and engage young children, and it may be especially critical for students who do everything they can to avoid writing. Technology may bolster student involvement, foster the engagement of reluctant or struggling writers, and support writing instruction. However, it does even more. […]
“We are authors”: A qualitative analysis of deaf students writing during one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing (SIWI)
This article expands on prior Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) research by examining students’ development as writers. Findings from a qualitative analysis of the writing development of 20 middle-school deaf and hard of hearing students over one year of instruction is reported. Implications and future directions are discussed.