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Word Processing

Its Impact on Children's Writing

Lynne Outhred

Lynne Outhred is a doctoral candidate at Macquarie University. She received her BSc from Sydney University and her BA from Macquarie University. She is currently working at the Special Education Centre, Macquarie University. Address: Lynne Outhred, School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.

This paper describes the effects of using a word processor on the creative writing of a small group of children with learning disabilities. Each week the children wrote one word-processed and one handwritten story. The effects of using a word processor seemed to be influenced by the particular problems the children were experiencing with written work. For the children with severe spelling problems, using a word processor seemed to result in fewer spelling errors, while for the children who were still predominantly concerned with the mechanics of the writing task, using a word processor seemed to result in longer stories.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 22, No. 4, 262-264 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948902200413
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