From Reading to Writing 

• Writing directly benefits students' reading skills. 

  • If students write about what they have read or learned, for nearly any content or age, they will dramatically improve reading comprehension. 

  • Reading, reread, connect, and apply. 

  • Students can reread and think more deeply about what they have read. 

• Writing improves students' reading fluency and reading comprehension. 

  • Students stop and think about what spelling patterns to use, they are making a deeper connection in their brains about sound and spelling patterns. 

  • Easier and faster for students to recall those same patterns when they read. 

  • Students get better at formatting their writing. 

• Critical communication skills. 

"Reading is the inhale; writing is the exhale" - Mary K. Tedrow

Speaking to Writing

Literate talk can serve as a bridge to literacy. 

Communication is key: speaking, reading, and writing are all connected through communication. 

Writing Strategies

The Teaching and Learning Cycle:

Writing Strategies in the Math Classroom: 

Resources: 

• Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning: Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom, Second Edition. 

  • Chapter 4: "From Speaking to Writing in the Content Classroom" 

  • Chapter 5: "Learning to Write in a Second Language and Culture"