2 months ago
By Anna Beck and Dr. Courtney Hattan Introduction Welcome to our first blog post! We are the Writing Skills Development Program – an educational psychology lab focusing on the relationship between the development of writing skills and cognitive processes, and the efficacy of evidence-based writing strategies in students, Pre-K through 7th grade. We are currently …
3 months ago
The SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) Replication Project is a multi-year research initiative focused on improving writing instruction for 6th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. The study, led by Dr. Stephen Hooper and Dr. Lara Costa, provides teachers with professional development on how to implement SRSD, a structured teaching model that helps students learn to plan, …
3 years ago
The International Council for Learning Disabilities' (CLD) Leadership Academy is an opportunity for a select group of emerging leaders in the field of learning disabilities to be mentored by some of the most highly regarded and established leaders in the field.
5 years ago
The UNC Health Foundation has provided a generous gift to the Preschool Writing Project in order to supply Head Start partners in Durham and Orange Counties with a tablet and internet hot spot in order to facilitate online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.