Please shed some light on writing instruction. Thank you in advance. The Writing Process is, undoubtedly, the most difficult of the Language Arts . . . In addition to the obvious challenges that this presents, the student must also focus on accuracy, speed, sophistication and automaticity. It is easy to understand why writing presents such a challenge to the young child.
Students often have difficulty generating stories or thoughts in writing.
Here at Riverview School , we utilize a writing technique known as the Kerrigan Method . Students who have never been able to produce a composition, suddenly find themselves composing lengthy and detailed essays. This method has been used successfully to teach junior high through college students how to write compositions. It has been used with both remedial and regular students, and it combines many of the aspects of the content and craft. This procedure contains factors that are relevant to the needs of the LD adolescent.