The Role of Complex Sentence Knowledge in Children with Reading and Writing Difficulties

In this International Dyslexia Association Perspectives article, Dr. Cheryl Scott and Dr. Catherine Balthazar, discuss the research about sentences as a unit of oral and written language.  They discuss sentence complexity, how to identify students at risk for syntactic problems, and intervention practices to support these students.

Syntax: Somewhere Between Words And Text

Emphasis on sentence-level instruction is critical to bridge the word-to-text gap for reading and writing. The PaTTAN webinar focuses on the relationships between words, sentences, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Explicit instruction can capitalize on and foster these relationships through purposeful selection of words, texts, and instructional activities. By utilizing effective instructional practices at the sentence level,…

Stratégies pour développer l’écriture manuscrite et améliorer les habiletés en littératie

L’écriture manuscrite est une tâche fonctionnelle, mais complexe qui permet, par l’action réciproque de processus perceptivo-moteurs simples et de processus cognitifs de haut niveau, de communiquer des pensées à l’aide d’un code écrit (Abbott et Berninger, 1993; Overvelde et Hulstijn, 2011).