Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Introduction: models and perspectives on writing development : implications for assessment and instruction -- Cognitive processes in writing : a framework / John R. Hayes and Virginia Berninger -- Linguistic perspectives on writing development / Ruth Berman -- Two metaphors for writing research and their implications for writing instruction / Pietro Boscolo -- The impact of oral language skills on written text production -- Deafness and hearing loss -- Spelling in deaf children with cochlear implants : implications for instruction / Heather Hayes, Rebecca Treiman, and Ann E. Geers -- Spelling acquisition in french children with cochlear implants : a case-study investigation / Sophie Bouton and Pascale Colé -- Spelling abilities in hebrew-speaking children with hearing loss / Ronit Levie, Dorit Ravid, Tal Freud and Tova Most -- The influence of verbal working memory on writing skills in children with hearing loss / Barbara Arfe, Federica Nicolini, and Elena Pozzebon -- Composing academic essays : using dictation and technology to improve fluency / John Albertini, Michael Stinson, and Argiroula Zangana -- Children with oral language difficulties -- Examining early spelling and writing skills : a comparative analysis of kindergarteners with speech and oral language impairments and their typically developing peers / Cynthia S. Puranik, Stephanie Al Otaiba, and Feifei Ye -- Morphological awareness and spelling difficulties in french-speaking children / Monique Sénéchal -- Writing abilities of pre-adolescents with and without oral language/learning impairment in restructuring an informative text / Orna Davidi and Ruth A. Berman -- Writing development of spanish-english bilingual students with language learning disabilities : new directions in constructing individual profiles / Robin L. Danzak and Elaine R. Silliman -- Written narratives from french and english speaking children with language impairment / Judy S. Reilly, Josie Bernicot, Thierry Olive, Joël Uzé, Beverly Wulfeck, Monik Favart, Mark Appelbaum -- Children with dyslexia -- A review of dyslexia and expressive writing in english / Emma Sumner, Vincent Connelly, and Anna L. Barnett -- Written spelling in french children with dyslexia / Séverine Casalis -- Written spelling in spanish- speaking children with dyslexia / Francisca Serrano and Sylvia Defior -- The writing development of brazilian children with dyslexia : an evidence-based clinical approach / Jane Correa -- Expressive writing in swedish 15-year-olds with reading and writing difficulties / Åsa Wengelin, Roger Johansson and Victoria Johansson -- Improving expressive writing in learning disabled children : the effects of a training focused on revision / Martina Pedron, Anna Maria Re, Chiara Mirandola, and Cesare Cornoldi -- Linking research to practice in oral and written language assessment and intervention -- Integrating language assessment, instruction, and intervention in an inclusive writing lab approach / Nickola Wolf Nelson -- Integrating oral and written language into a new practice model : perspectives of an oral language researcher and practitioner / Elaine R. Silliman -- Integrating writing and oral language disorders in assessment : perspectives of a writing researcher / Vincent Connelly -- The role of oral language in developing written language skills : questions for european pedagogy? / Julie Dockrell and Barbara Arfé -- Bridging research and practice: conclusions.