“…Disruptive and withdrawn behaviors may distract children from instruction and classroom activities, interfering with their ability to learn and leading to delayed reading acquisition and underachievement (Lim & Kim, 2011;McClelland, Acock, & Morrison, 2006). Some studies suggest a reciprocal relationship between reading and problem behaviors, at least for certain students (Morgan et al, 2008;Trzesniewski et al, 2006), or that common cause variables, such as poor attention, may lead to problems in reading, emotions, and behavior (Carroll et al, 2005;Fleming et al, 2004;Willcutt & Pennington, 2000).…”