Extended Discourse

A set of vocabulary flashcards highlighting key concepts related to extended discourse, encompassing writing and speaking processes, assessment methods, and intervention strategies.

Extended Discourse

Includes both writing and speaking; a prominent part of school curricula, improving over time in length, complexity, and range.

Language/Literacy Skills

Skills necessary for effective communication that can be challenging for students with developmental language disorder (DLD) or learning disabilities (LD).

Executive Function

Mental processes that help manage tasks, which can be challenging for students with traumatic brain injury (TBI), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or learning disabilities (LD).

Assessing Writing/Speaking

Standardized tests and various writing tasks are used to evaluate students' abilities in written and spoken language.

Microstructure

Refers to the detailed aspects of discourse, such as vocabulary, syntax, and morphology.

Macrostructure

Refers to the overall organization and schema of a discourse, including coherence and specific genre structures.

Peer Reviewing

A process in revising where students evaluate each other's work for clarity, organization, and effectiveness.

Cohesion

The flow and connection between sentences in a discourse, using elements like transitions and pronouns.

Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM)

An assessment method that evaluates the form and content of students' writing in the context of the curriculum.

Writing Process

The series of stages a student follows to produce a written text, including planning, drafting, revising, and editing.