CHAPTER 10 - WRITING
Discussion Questions
1. How do processing problems effect writing skills? What do children who have writing-related processing problems do/look like?
Processing Problem | Explanation/Observable Behaviors |
Attention | |
Spatial (visual) Perception/production | |
Sequential (auditory) Perception/production | |
Memory | |
Language | |
Higher Order Thinking | |
Fine Motor Output |
2. What processing areas can be assessed informally through observation while the child is writing?
3. Assume that the list below delineates the skills one needs to be a successful writer. What processing problems might interfere with ideation? Explain. What processing problems might interfere with punctuation/capitalization? Explain. What processing problems might interfere with Planning, Organizing and Drafting? Explain.
4.Assume that the list above delineates the skills one needs to be a successful writer.There are not many standardized assessment of written language. One test is the WIAT. What written language skills does it assess? Is it a thorough assessment? What skills does it leave out? How might you assess the skills it leaves out?