Self-Regulated Strategy Development in Writing: Going beyond NLEs to a More Balanced Approach

Karen R. Harris; Tanya Santangelo; Steve Graham

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 36, No. 5 (September 2008) pp. 395–408

In this article, we present an argument for consideration by those researching and promoting new learning environments (NLEs). We believe advocates of NLEs should consider the literature and research base indicating effective instruction is not...

Prevention and Intervention of Writing Difficulties for Students with Learning Disabilities

Steve Graham; Karen R. Harris; Lynn Larsen

Learning Disabilities Research and Practice Vol. 16, No. 2 (2001) pp. 74–84

This article presents six principles designed to prevent writing difficulties as well as to build writing skills: providing effective writing instruction, tailoring instruction to meet the individual needs, intervening early, expecting that each...

Teaching Writing to Middle School Students: A National Survey

Steve Graham; Andrea Capizzi; Karen R. Harris; Michael Hebert; Paul Morphy

Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 27, No. 6 (July 2014) pp. 1015–1042

A random sample of language arts, social studies, and science middle school teachers from the United States were surveyed about their preparation to teach writing, beliefs about responsibilities for teaching writing, use of evidence-based writing...

Topics: Social Studies, Computers, Teaching Methods, Students