The effectiveness of modified cognitive strategy instruction in writing with mildly mentally retarded Turkish students

This study investigated the effectiveness of Modified Cognitive Strateg Instruction in Writing (CSIW) with mildly mentally retarded students' skills in writing problem/solution texts. pants were from two self-contained and multiage classrooms in Turkey. Instruction had a Participants positive impact on the amount of time students spent planning and writing problem/solution texts. There was also an increase in text length, elements, coherence, and quality of students' compositions. These effects were maintained over time.