Abstract:

The current study is an attempt to propose a training writing program based on the fluency and flexibility strategies to develop fourth preparatory literary grade students' writing skills in Iraq. The total number of the participants is 94 (male and female students). The schools were chosen purposefully. The researchers used pre-test and writing program (consisted of creative tools: fluency and flexibility strategies) to collect the data of the study. The results show that there are statistically significant differences between the experimental group and control group in writing achievement in the favor of the experimental group. To reveal which is the most used strategy, the results revealed that mind-mapping strategy is the most used among the experimental groups. The results also indicate that there is an observed difference between the two means of the students' scores on the post test that can be attributed to teaching strategy in the favor of females.

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