Planning Instruction and Self-Regulation Training: Effects on Writers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abstract

This single-subject study examined the effects of a planning and self-regulation strategy on the story writing ability of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Three children with ASD in second and fourth grades were taught a strategy for planning and drafting a story using the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD; Harris & Graham, 1996) approach. After the intervention, all students improved their story writing ability in terms of length, number of story elements, and holistic quality. Evidence of strategy use was also noted in stories written for a noninstructed personal narrative genre. Results suggest that the SRSD approach may be beneficial in improving the writing skills of second- and fourth-grade students with ASD.

Persuasive Writing and Self-Regulation Training for Writers With Autism Spectrum Disorders

“…The use of the SRSD approach to teach children with ASD story writing skills has been evaluated in several studies (Asaro & Saddler, 2009;Asaro-Saddler & Saddler, 2010;Delano, 2007b). However, only two studies have used SRSD to teach persuasion.…”

“…First, the amount of time spent planning before writing was recorded by the instructor. Prewriting planning time was calculated as the time interval between when the instructor told the student to begin writing and when the student began to write his or her actual composition (Asaro-Saddler & Saddler, 2010). Second, transformation of plans was examined.…”

Goal Setting Interventions: Implications for Participants on the Autism Spectrum

“…Three of the 38 studies included participants with ASD (Asaro-Saddler and Saddler 2010;Delano 2007;Todd et al 2010), and notably, all three of these articles included data for either generalization or maintenance of treatment effects over time.…”

The effectiveness of self-management interventions for children with autism—A literature review

“…Most articles that were evaluated in the first and second NSR were included in this review. Three articles (Asaro-Saddler & Saddler, 2010;Mays & Heflin, 2011;Strain & Danko, 1995) that were reported in the NSR were not included in the current review; however; because they did not meet our inclusion criteria. The 53 included articles were then read and reviewed by the authors to ensure the article content was consistent with the title and abstract.…”