A Comparison of Formal Features of Written Language of Learning Disabled, Low-Achieving and Achieving Secondary Students
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1981-04-01Is part of series
Research Report / Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities;34
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The written language characteristics of 26 learning disabled (LD), 26 low-achieving (LA) and 26 achieving (ACH) students in grades 7 through 10 were measured using paragraph-writing and topic-sentence tasks. findings indicated that only spelling discriminates LD--students from the pool of low-achieving students demonstrating average intellectual functioning. Results further disclosed that LD students differ from achieving students on four formal features of written language.
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This research was published by the KU Center for Research on Learning, formerly known as the University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities.
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Moran, M. R. (1981) A Comparison of Formal Features of Written Language of Learning Disabled, Low-Achieving and Achieving Secondary Students [Research Report 34]. Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, Lawrence, KS.
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