Exam 7: Written Language: Strategies and Techniques

The percentage of students with mild disabilities that have handwriting difficulties is:

In the process approach to writing, ____________________ involves allowing others to see/read the product by making it public.

When a student writes a paper from start to finish making certain each sentence is perfect before moving on to the next, that student is using the ineffective writing strategy called:

Regarding the speed and legibility of student handwriting, research has indicated that:

When a student uses words to trigger ideas as he or she writes the paper, that student is using the ineffective writing strategy called:

The second major component of the Hayes-Flower Model is called the ____________________, and it explains internal influences on a student's writing including motivation, cognitive processes, working and long-term memory.

At an IEP, you are asked if a student should be taught to write using cursive. What key questions should you ask yourself while trying to make a decision?

When students with mild disabilities fail to monitor their own writing, they are said to have a problem with:

Specifically, what errors will students limit if they use the Error Monitoring Strategy?

Create a seat-work activity for a student learning to write the lower case letter - a. This activity should include one section that uses faded cues and another that uses backward chaining.

Students with learning disabilities frequently employ ineffective strategies while writing. Name and explain three of these.

According to the Hayes-Flower Model, the process that is dedicated to generating ideas, organizing ideas, and setting goals is called:

For too long, writing was viewed as a ____________________ whereby the writer would transcribe thoughts to create an essay or paper.

In the process approach to writing, ____________________ involves proofreading for grammatical and mechanical errors such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

The Sentence Writing Strategy was developed to assist students in writing all but which one of the following?

The first major component of the Hayes-Flower Model is called the ____________________, and it explains outside influences on a student's writing including the social and physical environment.

A common sequence of steps in the process approach to writing is:

While designing your classroom's spelling program, what are key instructional principles that you would build into your program? Name and explain four of these.

According to the Hayes-Flower Model, the process of taking ideas and translating them into sentences and paragraphs is called:

If a teacher decides to provide cursive handwriting instruction, he or she should strongly consider using the ____________________ handwriting technique.