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Practice-Based Professional Development for Self-Regulated Strategy Development Writing Instruction With Secondary Teachers by B. Ray, Amber, FitzPatrick, Erin

“…Students with disabilities need high-quality instruction to effectively wield writing as a tool to powerfully shape both academic and economic outcomes…”
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Online PBPD and Coaching for Teaching SRSD Argumentative Writing in Middle School Classrooms by Ray, Amber B, Mason, Tara E, Connor, Kate E, Williams, Crystal S

“…Teachers report a need for professional development in order to feel more confident and be more effective in providing writing instruction and intensive…”
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Teaching middle school students with learning disabilities argumentative writing using SRSD with technology supports by Ray, Amber B., Mason, Tara

“…Teaching middle school students with learning disabilities strategies for writing essays that incorporate information from source texts helps prepare them for…”
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A College Entrance Essay Exam Intervention for Students With High-Incidence Disabilities and Struggling Writers by Ray, Amber B., Graham, Steve

“…High school students with high-incidence disabilities and struggling writers face considerable challenges when taking writing assessments designed for college…”
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Effects of SRSD college entrance essay exam instruction for high school students with disabilities or at-risk for writing difficulties by Ray, Amber B., Graham, Steve, Liu, Xinghua

“…Strategies instruction has improved the writing of high school struggling writers in previous studies, including students with disabilities. This study…”
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Improving Informative Writing in Inclusive and Linguistically-Diverse Elementary Classes through Self-Regulated Strategy Development by Ray, Amber B., Torres, Caroline, Cao, Yucheng

“…Developing informative writing skills at the elementary level is critical for long-term academic and personal success. This study investigated impacts of a…”
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Instructional Coaches in Elementary Settings: Writing the Wave to Success with Self-Regulated Strategy Development for the Informational Genre by Ray, Amber B, FitzPatrick, Erin

“…Self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) is an evidence-based practice for writing that is effective in improving the writing performance of elementary…”
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Do Children Classified With Specific Language Impairment Have a Learning Disability in Writing? A Meta-Analysis by Graham, Steve, Hebert, Michael, Fishman, Evan, Ray, Amber B., Rouse, Amy Gillespie

“…In this meta-analysis, we examined whether children classified with specific language impairment (SLI) experience difficulties with writing. We included…”
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Writing Skills, Knowledge, Motivation, and Strategic Behavior Predict Students' Persuasive Writing Performance in the Context of Robust Writing Instruction by Graham, Steve, Harris, Karen R, Fishman, Evan, Houston, Julia, Wijekumar, Kausalai, Lei, Pui-Wa, Ray, Amber B

“…This study tested whether writing skills, knowledge, motivation, and strategic behaviors (within the context of robust writing instruction) each made a…”
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Predicting Efficacy to Teach Writing: The Role of Attitudes, Perceptions of Students' Progress, and Epistemological Beliefs by Graham, Steve, Hsiang, Tien Ping, Ray, Amber B, Zheng, Guihua, Hebert, Michael

“…Three studies examined if teachers' beliefs about writing predicted their efficacy to teach writing. We surveyed primary grade teachers from Taiwan (N = 782),…”
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Evidence-Based Learning Strategies: Preparing Students With High-Incidence Disabilities for College by Ray, Amber B.

“…An increasing number of students with disabilities now attend college, but many do not complete their college program due to poor grades. This may occur…”
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Teachers use of writing to support students’ learning in middle school: A national survey in the United States by Ray, Amber B., Graham, Steve, Houston, Julia D., Harris, Karen R.

“…A random sample of middle school teachers (grades 6–9) from across the United States was surveyed about their use of writing to support students’ learning. The…”
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Secondary Educators’ Writing Practices for Students with Disabilities: Examining Distance Learning and In-Person Instruction by Ray, Amber B., Poch, Apryl L., Datchuk, Shawn M.

“…We report results of a national survey of secondary teachers who teach special education and/or English language arts in the United States. A total of 50…”
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Overrepresentation of English Learners in Special Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ortogero, Shawna P., Ray, Amber B.

“…The continued concern of English Learners (ELs) being overrepresented in special education coupled with the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic that urged educators…”
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Developing the Knowledge and Mentoring Skills of Future Special Education Leaders by Ortogero, Shawna P., Barcarse, Tierney O., Ray, Amber B.

“…To curb the negative impact that rural Hawaii’s qualified special education teacher (SET) shortage has on students with disabilities, a professional…”
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Educational Leaders’ Insights on PBPD, Implementation, and Sustainability Practices of SRSD, a Writing EBP by Connor, Kate E., Ray, Amber B., Price, Richard A.

“…The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insights from educational leaders who had participated in a larger study and received extensive…”
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