POWER UP: A Persuasive Writing Strategy for Secondary Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Authors

Philip D. Nordness, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Jessica L. Hagaman, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Rebecca Herskovitz
Elizabeth Leader-Janssen

Author ORCID Identifier

Jessica Hagaman

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Publication Title

Journal of Education and Learning

Volume

8

Issue

4

First Page

32

Last Page

42

Abstract

In the area of written expression, students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) typically perform one to two grades below their same age, non-disabled peers. Unfortunately, there is a lack of research on writing interventions to improve these outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a persuasive writing strategy called POWER UP to improve the quality of persuasive essays for secondary students with EBD. The results suggest that a mnemonic strategy based on the Self-Regulated Strategy Development Model (SRSD) can improve the quality of persuasive writing essays for secondary students with EBD.

Comments

© 2019 The Authors.

https://doi.org/10.5539/jel.v8n4p32

Recommended Citation

Nordness, Philip D.; Hagaman, Jessica L.; Herskovitz, Rebecca; and Leader-Janssen, Elizabeth, "POWER UP: A Persuasive Writing Strategy for Secondary Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders" (2019). Special Education and Communication Disorders Faculty Publications. 25.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/spedfacpub/25

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