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Students with LD have extreme difficulty with generating ideas to begin their writing. 

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Students with LD have extreme difficulty with generating ideas to begin their writing. 

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Students with LD struggle to make connections to a prompt or formulate ideas about their own experiences

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Students with LD struggle to make connections to a prompt or formulate ideas about their own experiences

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Even if these students have knowledge about a topic or a personal connection, they are unable to access and retrieve relevant information from memory. 

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Even if these students have knowledge about a topic or a personal connection, they are unable to access and retrieve relevant information from memory. 

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1. Generating ideas                                  2. Planning what to write     3. Organizing thoughts        4. Setting goals for effective writing                            5. Self-monitoring      6. Revising 

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1. Generating ideas                                  2. Planning what to write     3. Organizing thoughts        4. Setting goals for effective writing                            5. Self-monitoring      6. Revising 

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Students struggling with one or more of these critical areas require learning strategies targeting their particular area of need

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Students struggling with one or more of these critical areas require learning strategies targeting their particular area of need

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Planning is one of the most important parts of writing for students with LD but can be the most difficult for these students. 

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Planning is one of the most important parts of writing for students with LD but can be the most difficult for these students. 

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Students with LD often spend one minute on average planning for their writing

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Students with LD often spend one minute on average planning for their writing

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Three research based reasons students with LD have difficulty planning:

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Three research based reasons students with LD have difficulty planning:

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1. Challenge generating ideas from memory
2. Limited knowledge about writing genres, devices, and conventions
3. Difficulty coordinating and executing the planning strategies that are used by skilled writers

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-Visuals
-Sentence starters
-graphic organizers
-writing prompts
-choice

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Examples of planning pieces from LD Students:

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Examples of planning pieces from LD Students:

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It is important to teach students with LD to recognize and understand the purpose, power, value, enjoyment, and relevance of writing.

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It is important to teach students with LD to recognize and understand the purpose, power, value, enjoyment, and relevance of writing.

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Give students choice in what they want to write about

Celebrate all efforts, especially those of struggling writers. Find something good in students' writing and share it with the class if the writer feels comfortable.

Make time for author's chair and reflection. Give students a voice!

Use assistive technology strategies

journaling

Provide an audience for student's writing

Use a variety of forms of writing (posters, presentations, books, comic strips, story frames)

Draw first, then write

use a mentor text

Set goals

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All students are capable of being successful writers!

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All students are capable of being successful writers!

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These areas of struggle can be addressed through specific, need based IEP goals, small group instruction, writing workshop, and scaffolded learning strategies.

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These areas of struggle can be addressed through specific, need based IEP goals, small group instruction, writing workshop, and scaffolded learning strategies.