{"id":2194,"date":"2015-03-30T18:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/writeonnc\/writeonnc\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:16:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p id=\"description\"><em>When writing, a person must have an idea, understand the meaning of symbols used to express the idea, translate the idea to symbols, and have the capability to produce the symbols. Further, the writer needs to comprehend the structure, content, and purpose of the writing process.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The WSDP concentrates on the relations among the development of writing skills and cognitive processes for students from preschool to seventh grade, as well as writing programs to advance skills for children who struggle. We have several overlapping goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\" style=\"text-align: center;color: #008000\"><\/i> Provide data for the efficacy of empirically supported writing interventions,<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\" style=\"text-align: center;color: #007fae\"><\/i> Provide data for whether select cognitive abilities mediate the effects of the interventions,<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\" style=\"text-align: center;color: #ff1493\"><\/i> Provide available professional development for teachers to gain access to an effective writing curriculum,<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\" style=\"text-align: center;color: #ff8c00\"><\/i> Develop an empirical framework for writing to provide a strong foundation for creating age-specific measures and effective tools for monitoring progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When writing, a person must have an idea, understand the meaning of symbols used to express the idea, translate the idea to symbols, and have the capability to produce the symbols. 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