Written Expression | Writing Conventions | Producing Text |
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Sentence construction/syntax
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When students struggle with syntax, or the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences word banks can help provide the sequence initially and can be scaffolded from errorless (forced order) to sentence order to random order as the student progresses. |
Spelling |
Spell check is enough for many students. |
Editing and revising |
Moving from draft status to final draft requires the student to edit and revise their written product. As writing is a recursive process for this stage in the writing process students can refer to many tools outlined in other element of the handwriting section. Additionally, students may benefit from using text to speech to listen to as well as read in order to “catch” errors. |