LD Students and Word Processors: Questions and Answers

Many learning disabled students have writing disabilities. In the past the focus ofremediation of writing disabilities has been upon spelling, handwriting, andgrammar. Presently, however, more emphasis is being given to the improvement of learning disabled students' written expression of thoughts. It has been suggested that word processors might aid in improving written expression. The purpose of this article is to discuss advantages and disadvantages of wordprocessing, discuss the research concerning the effectiveness of wordprocessing on the written expression of learning disabled students, review available word-processing programs, andprovide guidelines for selection of word-processing programs.