Auditory Feedback and Writing: Learning Disabled and Nondisabled Students

Abstract
The effects of listening to and reading passages were compared on the identification and correction of written errors of grammar and syntax. Learning disabled (LD) students were compared with two control groups, one matched on reading level (RDG) and the other on chronological age (CA). Half of all subjects received auditory feedback; the others simply read the passages. For all groups, students listening to the passages located significantly more errors than those reading. Both LD and RDG groups identified fewer errors than did the CA group. These results support the use of auditory feedback and illuminate the relationship between reading and writing disabilities.