A Pilot Study of Sentence Writing Instruction for a First Grader with a Learning Disability
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| Title: | A Pilot Study of Sentence Writing Instruction for a First Grader with a Learning Disability |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Abigail A. Allen (ORCID |
| Source: | Grantee Submission. 2026. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R324B230030 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 1 Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Sentences, Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Males, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Error Patterns, Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness, Writing Difficulties |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10643-026-02207-7 |
| Abstract: | Sentence writing is a critical early writing skill (Kim et al., 2014) but is often overlooked in empirical literature (McMaster et al., 2018). The current pilot study evaluated the effect of a set of explicit sentence writing lessons on a first grader's writing and identified the types of errors made before and during instruction. The participant was a 6-year-old white male with a learning disability. An exploratory AB single case design was used to detect and describe participant writing during baseline, intervention, and maintenance phases. A series of 12 sentence writing lessons were administered three times per week for four weeks. Lessons focused on writing complete, simple sentences with correct mechanics and incorporated a sentence planning page and a self-checklist. Results indicate the participant improved his capitalization and punctuation (Tau-U = 0.50) but not his sentence length or complexity. He primarily made punctuation errors and wrote incomplete sentences at baseline, both of which improved significantly after lessons were completed. Implications for future research and practical implications are discussed. [This is the online first version of an article published in "Early Childhood Education Journal."] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED679708 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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