Reading-writing connection
“Teachers who help children recognize the synergy between reading and writing have an easier task of teaching both sets of skills and strategies.” (Taberski, 2011, pg. 212)
Ways to connect reading and
writing and help students make connections.
1. Schedule reading and writing workshops back-to-back.
2.Use the same book for reading and writing lessons.
3.Make connections when they are spotted.
4. Ask students to share how their reading and writing connects.
Demonstrate the importance of visuals in reading and writing.
Pictures in books help portray what the words are saying. Students should also illustrate their writing to show what they are stating and expand their ideas.
Readers and writers should know how to monitor for meaning
Students should be able to tell whether what their reading or writing is flowing smoothly. If their writing hits a bump, they need to go back and revise until it flows with the rest of the writing. Students should read their writings aloud to check for anything that needs revising.
Visual Literacy Reading Strategies
1. Have students look at the pictures before reading.
2. Teach students how to read what is going on in the pictures.
3. Use pictures to help you teach.
4. Use pictures to present more vocabulary.
5. Acknowledge graphic literature such as comics, graphic novels, and magna.
6. Have students focus on characters facial expressions and body language.
Teaching Readers and Writers how to infer
Have students think out loud
Use graphic representations and strategy sheets
Use picture books to teach inferring
Have students read their piece to a friend using a check sheet.
Ask students to share with the class and focus on a question you had as you read over the piece.
Have students write about their reading.
writing and help students make connections.
1. Schedule reading and writing workshops back-to-back.
2.Use the same book for reading and writing lessons.
3.Make connections when they are spotted.
4. Ask students to share how their reading and writing connects.
Demonstrate the importance of visuals in reading and writing.
Pictures in books help portray what the words are saying. Students should also illustrate their writing to show what they are stating and expand their ideas.
Readers and writers should know how to monitor for meaning
Students should be able to tell whether what their reading or writing is flowing smoothly. If their writing hits a bump, they need to go back and revise until it flows with the rest of the writing. Students should read their writings aloud to check for anything that needs revising.
Visual Literacy Reading Strategies
1. Have students look at the pictures before reading.
2. Teach students how to read what is going on in the pictures.
3. Use pictures to help you teach.
4. Use pictures to present more vocabulary.
5. Acknowledge graphic literature such as comics, graphic novels, and magna.
6. Have students focus on characters facial expressions and body language.
Teaching Readers and Writers how to infer
Have students think out loud
- Let them discuss their ideas throughout the reading.
Use graphic representations and strategy sheets
- Using these will allow students to see how inferences work.
Use picture books to teach inferring
- This will help with the idea of inferring.
Have students read their piece to a friend using a check sheet.
Ask students to share with the class and focus on a question you had as you read over the piece.
Have students write about their reading.
Taberski, S. (2011). Reading-writing connections: Principles and practices. In Comprehension from the ground up: Simplified, sensible instruction for the K-3 reading workshop (pp. 209-248). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.