Good writing often begins with good reading—whether we are reading for information or using texts as models of disciplinary writing. But as with writing, students’ experiences with reading and reading instruction vary widely, and many students report struggling with college-level reading. Taking even a few minutes to explicitly scaffold reading skills in your course can boost students’ ability to engage with course content, conduct research, and ultimately craft successful texts of their own.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore research-based strategies for scaffolding reading in writing courses across the curriculum, at all stages of the reading process (before, during, and after reading, and across the semester). You’ll leave the workshop having identified concrete interventions you can employ in your course to support students’ reading—and, by extension, their writing—skills.
Facilitated by Matthew Luskey, Director, Writing Across the Curriculum.
Audience: Instructors who assign reading in their courses
Format: On-campus workshop, remote attendance will not be offered.