SIM Writing Strategies (formerly KU Writing Strategies)
Overview
Focus
Specific Skills
- Planning strategies
- Sentence writing
- Text structure
- Writing strategies
Program Length
Unspecified
Program Description
"The Writing Strategies programs comprise an evidence-based curriculum, housed within the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) created by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, that can be used to teach students the writing skills required in most state standards lists across grades 2 through 12"
Visit Program WebsiteCost
Individual elements (teacher manuals, student manuals, multimedia materials, etc.) sold individually
More Pricing DetailsDemographics & Delivery
Intended Population
- Intervention
- Intensified intervention
Grade
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- High School
Intended Group Size
- Classroom
ELL/DLL
- Unspecified
Multisensory Applications
- Unspecified
Computer-Based Delivery
- Partial
Scripted
- Instructor Scripted
Program Specifics
Comprehensive or Skill Specific
- Comprehensive
Placement Tests
- Unspecified
Accelerated Learning
- No
Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery
- Unspecified
Error Correction Built In
- Yes
Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher
- Unspecified
Research & Evaluation
Research Summary
Literature review revealed one study, in which results indicated significant effects between pretest and posttest scores for students without LD. Statistical differences were not found between the experimental and comparison groups’ scores on the statewide writing assessment.
Study Citations
Bui, Y., Schumaker, J. B., & Deshler, D. D. (2006).The effects of a strategic writing program for students with and without learning disabilities in inclusive fifth-grade classes. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 21(4), 244-260.
Evidence Base (ESSA)
- Strong
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Insufficient evidence