The Reading and Writing Connection: Merging Two Reciprocal Content Areas

Abstract

The purpose of this article is make connections between two content areas, reading and writing, which havetraditionally been separated and consider the relationship between their theoretical underpinnings. Based ontheir reciprocal nature, the authors posit that students could greatly benefit by reading and writing beingtaught simultaneously. Relying on this premise, this article provides the reader with three practical strategiesthat could be applied in the literacy classroom to intertwine reading and writing. These practical strategiesinclude: classroom blogs, graphic depictions, and pen pal responses to literature.