Early Writing Intervention: A Best Evidence Synthesis

Journal of Learning Disabilities

McMaster, K. L., Kunkel, A., et al. (2018).

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(4), 363-380.

This systematic review investigates the effect of early writing interventions in students with writing difficulties or disabilities

Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education



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Experimental designs; quasi-experimental design studies

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The included studies indicated high-quality research and strong evidence of effects support a number of interventions. Findings demonstrated promising evidence for explicit systematic instruction in handwriting and spelling to improve student outcomes in those specific skills and also demonstrated improved outcomes in the quantity and quality of writing composition. Findings also demonstrated text generation paired with self-regulation via Self-Regulation Strategy Development (SRSD) improves writing composition. Overall research indicated that SRSD could be considered an evidence-based intervention.