A Classroom Using SRSD

After reading all this information about Self-Regulated Strategy Development and writing- how can I implement this strategy in my classroom?

Tips to remember:

You do not have to scrap your existing program or strategies, SRSD is designed to be incorporated and integrated into existing programs to enhance student academic achievement and self-regulation as well as increase motivation and encourage metacognition.

"SRSD is NOT a scripted program. It is a pedagogical framework and a collection of best practices, which can be incorporated and integrated into your existing program."

- Dr. Karen Harris

There are no grade restrictions. This strategy works for primary students all the way to adulthood. In saying this, students would have a greater benefit if they started using these skills earlier, but whatever age your students are now, go for it!

This website is geared towards using the SRSD approach with writing, but it also works with other academic disciplines including math (there is just less extensive research in these areas).

OVERVIEW OF SRSD

EXPLAINED BY DR. KAREN HARRIS

What is SRSD? Researchers Explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkdJYqezAOs&t=3s

The Six Recursive Stages of SRSD Writing To Learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmK4BPk0-0

What is SRSD Writing to Learn?

https://youtu.be/XLYr46hWwMg

*Additional videos available on the SRSD Online youtube channel*

Resources:

Glaser, C. & Brunstein, J. C. (2007). Improving fourth-grade students’ composition skills: effects of strategy instruction and self-regulation procedures. Journey of Educational Psychology. 99(2), 297-310

Graham, S., Harris, K., & Macarthur, C. (2006). Explicitly teaching struggling writers: strategies for mastering the writing process. Intervention in School and Clinic, 41(5), 290-294

Harris, K. & Graham, S. (1992). Helping young writers master the craft: strategy instruction and self-regulation in the writing process. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books Google Books

Harris, K. & Graham, S. (2016). Self-regulated strategy development: policy implications of an evidence-based practice. Reading, Writing and Language, 3(1), 77-84

Harris, K., & Graham, S. (1996). Making the writing process work: Strategies for composition and self-regulation (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books. Google Scholar

Harris, K. R., Graham, S., Mason, L. H., & Friedlander, B. (2008). Powerful writing strategies for all students. Baltimore, MD: Brooks. Google Scholar

Harris, K. R., Lane, K. L., Graham, S., Driscoll, S., Sandmel, K., Brindle, M., & Schatschneider, C. (2012). Practice-based professional development for self-regulated strategies development in writing: A randomized controlled study. Journal of Teacher Education 63(2), 103–119