This course will help educators teach the craft of writing to students who have difficulties expressing themselves in written language. Participants will analyze their students’ writing and learn strategies to assess and to teach students who are struggling with various writing skills. In the process examining these strategies, teachers will learn how to help all students improve their writing.

Required Text:  Nancy Maher, Barbara J. Wendling, and Rhia Roberts. Writing Assessment and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities. 2nd Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009. Print. ISBN 978-0-470-23079-4.

Location: Online

Framingham State University - 3 graduate credits