{"id":2201,"date":"2015-05-07T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/writeonnc\/writeonnc\/publications\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:45:26","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications and Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs oscitas-bootstrap-container yourcustomclass\" id=\"unc-tab-0\" role=\"tablist\">\n\n    \n        \n            <li class=\"active oscitas-bootstrap-container nav-tab-list-item\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\">\n\n                    \n            <a role=\"button\" class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container nav-tab-button\" href=\"#tabs-0-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\n            Articles\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/li>\n\n    \n        \n            <li role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-tab-list-item\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\n                    \n            <a role=\"button\" class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container nav-tab-button\" href=\"#tabs-0-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\n            Book Chapters\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/li>\n\n    \n        \n            <li role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-tab-list-item\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\n                    \n            <a role=\"button\" class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container nav-tab-button\" href=\"#tabs-0-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\n            Selected Presentations\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/li>\n\n    \n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\n    \n        <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active oscitas-bootstrap-container\" id=\"tabs-0-0\">\n        \n            \n<p>Click the links below to read our articles:<\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Costa, L.-J.,<b> <\/b>Hattan, C., Miller, K., Miller, K., Beck, A., Fernandez, E. P., Barker, A., Davis, J. M., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (in press).\u00a0Reflections on the implementation of writing instruction: Issues of agency and practice challenges<i>.<\/i>\u00a0<i>Technium Social Sciences Journal<\/i>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez, E. P., Costa, L-J., Cory, M. E., Carter, C. M., &amp; Hooper, S.R. (in press). Teacher professional learning and practice for writing instruction: A 20-year systematic review and meta-analysis of US Studies<i>.<\/i> <i>Reading and Writing Quarterly<\/i>. <span role=\"presentation\"><a id=\"OWA6baed7c7-7573-16c5-2ea4-d057dd2a2a9f\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10573569.2026.2651760\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10573569.2026.2651760\" data-outlook-id=\"7ff2d262-5462-4e7d-b00a-20ed09473a75\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10573569.2026.2651760<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S. R., Costa, L. J., &amp; Fernandez, E. P. (2026). A randomized controlled trial of the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) instructional model using tier 2 response-to-intervention framework for middle school students at-risk for writing difficulties. <i>Scientific Studies of Reading<\/i>, 1-23. <span role=\"presentation\"><a id=\"OWA6e60ab30-9b42-ac3f-a361-5fc98771bc5c\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10888438.2026.2627987\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10888438.2026.2627987\" data-outlook-id=\"e999426a-6c4d-42b4-9f10-2f03601f43dd\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10888438.2026.2627987<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10888438.2026.2627987\">Hooper, S. R., Costa, L. J., &amp; Fernandez, E. P. (2026). A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Instructional Model Using Tier 2 Response-To-Intervention Framework for Middle School Students At-Risk for Writing Difficulties. <i>Scientific Studies of Reading<\/i>, 1-23.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-3425\/12\/3\/406\">Costa, L.C., Spencer, S.V., &amp; Hooper, S.R. (2022). Emergent neuroimaging findings for written expression in children: A scoping review. Brain Sciences, 12(406), 1-17. doi.org\/10.3390\/brainsci12030406<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/ldrp.12216\">Jordan, R. L., Fernandez, E. P., Costa, L. J. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2020). Internalizing and externalizing behaviors of children with writing disabilities.\u00a0<i>Learning Disabilities Research &amp; Practice<\/i>,\u00a0<i>35<\/i>(2), 72-81.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11145-019-09992-1\">Hooper S.R., Costa L.C., Green, M. B., Catlett, S. R., Barker, A., Fernandez, E., &amp; Faldowski, R. (2020). The Relationship of Teacher Ratings of Executive Functions to Emergent Literacy in Head Start. <em>Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 33, <\/em>963-989.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0022219417721182\">Costa, L. C., Green, M. B., Sideris, J. &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2018). First Grade Cognitive Predictors of Writing Disabilities in Second, Third, and Fourth Grade Elementary School Students. <em>Journal of Learning Disabilities.<\/em> Advance online publication. doi:10.1177\/0022219417721182<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0731948714565461\">Costa, L. C., Edwards, C. N., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2016). Writing disabilities and reading disabilities in elementary school students: Rates of co-occurrence and cognitive burden.\u00a0<em>Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 39 (1), 17\u201330.<\/em> doi: 10.1177\/0731948714565461<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/23764726?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents\">Hooper, S., Costa, L. C., McBee, M., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., Childress, A., &amp; Knuth, S. (2013). A written language intervention for at-risk second grade students: a randomized controlled trial of the process assessment of the learner lesson plans in a tier 2 response-to-intervention (RtI) model. <em>Annuals of Dyslexia<\/em>, <em>63<\/em>(1), 44\u201364. doi: 10.1007\/s11881-011-0056-y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1080\/09362835.2012.724623\">Costa, L. C., Hooper, S.R., McBee, M., Anderson, K., &amp; Yerby, D.C. (2012). The Use of Curriculum Based Measures in Young At-Risk Writers: Measuring Change Over Time and Potential Moderators of Change. <em>Exceptionality<\/em>, <em>20<\/em>(4), 199\u2013217. doi: 10.1080\/09362835.2012.724623<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11145-010-9263-x\">Hooper, S.R., Costa, L.C., McBee, M., Anderson, K.L., Yerby, D.C., Knuth, S.B., &amp; Childress, A. (2011). Concurrent and longitudinal neuropsychological contributors to written language expression in first and second grade students. <em>Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 24, <\/em>221\u2013252. doi: 10.1007\/s11145-010-9263-x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n        <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" id=\"tabs-0-1\">\n        \n            \n<p>Click the links below to read our book chapters:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=P7EzEAAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PA139&amp;dq=Hooper+S.R.,+Costa+L.C.,+Green,+M.+B.,+Catlett,+S.+R.,+Barker,+A.,+Fernandez,+E.,+Valdes,+C.+%26+Faldowski,+R.+Executive+functions+and+writing+skills+in+children+and+adolescents:+developmental+associations+and+disassociations.+To+appear+in+T.+Olive+%26+T.+Limpo+(Eds.)+Executive+Function+and+Writing.&amp;ots=uD8crK_hD9&amp;sig=3v6Q9C10d72atA0g6UOWpmwgaMI#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Hooper S.R., Costa L.C., Green, M. B., Catlett, S. R., Barker, A., Fernandez, E., Valdes, C. &amp; Faldowski, R. (2021). Executive functions and writing skills in children and adolescents: developmental associations and disassociations. In T. Olive &amp; T. Limpo (Eds.) Executive Function and Writing. New York: Oxford University Press.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?pglt=675&amp;q=Costa%2C+L.+C.%2C+Greene%2C+J.+A.%2C+%26+Hooper%2C+S.+R.+(2020).+The+relations+among+the+development+of+written+language+and+executive+functions+for+children+in+elementary+school.+In+R.+J.+Dippre+%26+T.+Phillips+(Eds.)+Approaches+to+Lifespan+Writing+Research%3A+Generating+an+Actionable+Coherence.+Collins%2C+Colorado%3A+The+WAC+Clearinghouse.&amp;cvid=2dfc447a8e014ef0a96a3a52524e3d7b&amp;gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MggIAhDpBxj8VdIBBzMxNmowajGoAgCwAgA&amp;FORM=ANNAB1&amp;PC=U531\">Costa, L. C., Greene, J. A., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2020). The relations among the development of written language and executive functions for children in elementary school. In R. J. Dippre &amp; T. Phillips (Eds.) Approaches to Lifespan Writing Research: Generating an Actionable Coherence. Collins, Colorado: The WAC Clearinghouse.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/products.brookespublishing.com\/Teaching-Reading-and-Writing-P722.aspx\">Costa, L. C., Ahmad, U., Edwards, C., Vanselous, S. Yerby, D. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2014).\u00a0 The writing side. In B. Miller, P. McCardle, &amp; R. Long (Eds.), <em>Teaching reading and writing: Improving instruction and student achievement <\/em>(pp.21\u201333). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Translation-of-Thought-to-Written-Text-While-Composing-Advancing-Theory\/Fayol-Alamargot-Berninger\/p\/book\/9781138117273\">Costa, L. C., Hooper, S.R., Knuth, S.B., Kitson, R., Miller, K., &amp; McBee, M. (2012). Predictive and functional relationships in beginning writer\u2019s translation processes: Lessons from combining longitudinal and instructional research. In M. Fayol, D. Alamargot, &amp; V. Berninger (Eds.), <em>Translation of thought to written text while composing: Advancing theory, knowledge, methods, and applications <\/em>(pp. 229\u2013248). New York: Psychology Press.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/implementing-evidence-based-academic-interventions-in-school-settings-9780195325355?q=Translating%20science-supported%20instruction%20into%20evidence-based%20practice&amp;lang=en&amp;cc=us\">Hooper, S.R., Knuth, S.B., Yerby, D.C., Anderson, K.L. (2009). A review of science supported writing instruction with implementation in mind. In S. Rosenfield &amp; V.W. Berninger (Eds.), <em>Implementing evidence-based academic interventions in school settings <\/em>(pp. 49-83). New York: Oxford University Press.<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n        <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" id=\"tabs-0-2\">\n        \n            \n<p>Hooper, S.R., Costa, L-J., Fernandez, E. P., &amp; Beck, A. (2025, October 16-17). <em>Criterion Validity of the Get Ready to Read!-Revised (GRTR-R) Screener<\/em> [Poster presentation]. 47th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L-J., Fernandez, E. P., Barker, A., Beck, A., Zadrozny, S., &amp; Hooper, S.R (2025, August 7-9). <em>What Factors Relate to Changes in Executive Functioning during preschool?<\/em> [Poster presentation]. 2025 American Psychological Association Conference, Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3638 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2025\/08\/apa-2025-again-dawg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of our presentation poster for the 2025 APA Convention in Denver, Colorado.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2025\/08\/apa-2025-again-dawg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2025\/08\/apa-2025-again-dawg-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2025\/08\/apa-2025-again-dawg-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2025\/08\/apa-2025-again-dawg-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2025\/08\/apa-2025-again-dawg.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L-J., Collins, A. A., Datchuk, S., Miller, K., &amp; Poch, A. L. (2024, October 17-18). <em>Evidence-Based Answers to All of Your Questions about Teaching Writing <\/em>[Expert panel]<em>.<\/em> 46th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3518 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2024\/08\/APA-2024-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dr. Lara-Jeane Costa and Edmund Fernandez in front of our 2024 APA Poster presented in Seattle, Washington.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2024\/08\/APA-2024-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2024\/08\/APA-2024-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/writeonnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2024\/08\/APA-2024-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Fernandez, E. P., Barker, A., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2024). The Exploration of an Empirically-Based Developmental Model of Writing Quality for Elementary Students presented at the 2024 American Psychological Association Conference, Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C. (2022). Response to Intervention of Preschoolers\u2019 Writing. In L.C. Costa (chair) Enhancing Student Writing from Preschool to Middle School panel to be presented at the 44th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C. &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2022). Teacher Reported Attention Predicting Written Language in 2nd Graders to be presented at the 44th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez, E.P, Valdes, C., Costa, L. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. (2021). Exploratory Factor Analysis of Students\u2019 Writing Attitudes presented at the 2nd Biennial Conference of Writing Through the Lifespan, Athens, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez, E.P, Cory, M., Costa, L. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. Teacher Ratings of Oral Language and Literacy of Children in Head Start presented at the 2021 International Association for the Study of Child Language.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez, E.P, Catlett, S., Barker, A., Costa, L. C., Faldowski, R. A., &amp; Hooper, S. R. Student-Teacher Relationships in Typical and At-risk Writers in First Grade presented at National Association of School Psychologist 2019 Annual Convention, Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., and Costa, L. C. Derivation and Use of Novel Working Memory Measures: Their Prediction of Written Language Functions in Young Elementary School Children presented at the 2019 International Neuropsychological Society conference, New York, NY.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. Efficacy of SRSD Writing Intervention: 4 years of Evidence to be presented at Council for Learning Disabilities 2017 Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Hooper, S. R. &amp; Greene, J. A. <em>The Relations among the Development of Written Language and Executive Functions in Elementary Aged Students<\/em> presented at the 2017 American Psychological Association conference, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez, E.P, Jordan, R. L. P., Costa, L. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. <em>Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors of Children with and without a Writing Disability <\/em>presented at the 2017 Biennial Society for Research in Child Development Meeting, Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Hooper, S. R., &amp; Sideris, J. <em>Progress Monitoring: Curriculum Based Measures in Writing with Students with Writing Disabilities<\/em> presented at the 2017 Writing Research Across Borders conference, Bogota, Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Hooper, S. R., &amp; Sideris, J. <em>Efficacy of SRSD Writing Intervention: Middle School Randomized Control Trial <\/em>presented at the 2016 Institute of Education Sciences Principal Investigator meeting, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Hooper, S. R., &amp; Sideris, J. <em>Three Years of SRSD Writing Intervention: Middle School Randomized Control Trial<\/em> presented at Council for Learning Disabilities 2016 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S. R., Green, M. B., Costa, L. C., &amp; Sideris, J. <em>First Grade Predictors of Early Elementary School Writing Skills through Fourth Grade <\/em>presented at the 2016 International Neuropsychological Society conference, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards, C., Yerby, D, Costa, L. C., Sideris, J., &amp; Hooper, S. R. <em>Vocabulary Development in Typical and At-Risk Elementary School Writers<\/em> presented at National Association of School Psychologist 2016 Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Hooper, S. R., &amp; Sideris, J. <em>Efficacy of SRSD Writing Intervention: Middle School Randomized Control Trial <\/em>presented at the 2015 Institute of Education Sciences Principal Investigator meeting, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Lanz, K., Sideris, J., &amp; Hooper, S. R. <em>Relationship between Teacher Ratings and Student\u2019s Written Language <\/em>presented at the 2015 American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., Sideris, J., &amp; Hooper, S. R. <em>Written Language Problems in Middle School Students: SRSD Intervention<\/em> presented at Council for Learning Disabilities 2014 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costa, L. C., &amp; Hooper, S. R. <em>The Utility of Curriculum Based Measures in Writing for Students Who Struggle with Writing.<\/em> In S. R. Hooper (Chair), Writing Across the lifespan: Advances in the Neurological Underpinnings, Measurement, and Intervention.\u00a0 Symposium conducted at the 2014 Writing Research Across Borders III Conference, Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Costa, L. C., McBee, M., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., &amp; Knuth, S. <em>Preschool predictors of later writing skills.<\/em> In C.L. O\u2019Donnell (Chair), Paying attention and learning. Symposium conducted at the 2010 Annual Institute for Educational Science Research Conference, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Costa, L. C., McBee, M., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., &amp; Knuth, S.\u00a0 <em>The importance of executive functions in a Response-to-Treatment paradigm.<\/em> In C.L. O\u2019Donnell (Chair), Cautions and considerations: Conducting randomized control trials of attention interventions in schools. Symposium conducted at the 2010 Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Costa, L. C., McBee, M., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., &amp; Knuth, S. <em>Neurocognitive foundations in early written language.<\/em> In C.L. O\u2019Donnell, &amp; E. Albro (Co-Chairs), Learning in the brain: Neurocognitive functions underlying academic achievement. Symposium conducted at the 2010 Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Costa, L. C., Kitson, R., Anderson, K.L., Yerby, D.C., Knuth, S.B., &amp; McBee, M. <em>Neuropsychological contributions to the reading-writing connection: Writing language disorder-only versus written language+reading disorder <\/em>presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Acapulco, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Childress, A., Hooper, S.R., Yerby, D., Anderson, K., Knuth, S., Costa, L. C., &amp; McBee, M. <em>Response to intervention in written language for young elementary school students. <\/em>Paper pr<em>esented at <\/em>the 2009 Annual Louisiana School Psychological Association Conference, Lafayette, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Yerby, D., Anderson, K., Knuth, S.B., Childress, A., Costa, L. C., &amp; McBee, M. <em>Development of written language in young elementary school students.<\/em> In E.S. Shapiro (Chair), Translating the science of literacy to psychology practice in schools. Symposium presented at the 2009 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Yerby, D., Anderson, K., Knuth, S., Childress, A., Costa, L. C., &amp; McBee, M. <em>Response to instruction in written language for young elementary school students: Preliminary findings <\/em>presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute for Educational Science, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S.R., Costa, L. C., Yerby, D.C., Anderson, K.L., Knuth, S.B., Childress, A., &amp; McBee, M. <em>The development of written language in young elementary school students. <\/em>\u00a0In B. Miller (Chair.), <em>Writing development from early to middle childhood: New interdisciplinary findings and models<\/em>.\u00a0 Symposium presented at the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Childress, A., Hooper, S. R., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., Knuth, S., Costa, L. C., &amp; McBee, M. <em>Early problems in written expression: Preliminary neurocognitive findings <\/em>presented at the 2009 National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Knuth, S.B., Hooper, S.R., Anderson, K.L., Childress, A., Yerby, D.C., &amp; Costa, L. C. <em>The co-occurrence of behavior problems in children at-risk for writing difficulties<\/em> presented at the 2009 National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S. R., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., Knuth, S., Childress, A., Costa, L. C., &amp; McBee, M. <em>Neurocognitive Functioning of First Graders At-Risk for Problems in Written Expression <\/em>presented at 2008 annual meeting of Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, S. R., Anderson, K., Yerby, D., Knuth, S., Childress, A., Costa, L. 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