Writing and reading connections : bridging research and classroom practice / edited by Zoi A. Philippakos and Steve Graham ; foreword by Jill Fitzgerald.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction to writing and reading connections -- The history of writing and reading connections -- Part II. Specific applications of writing and reading connections -- A tale of two closely related skills: word reading and spelling development and instruction -- The role of vocabulary in and for writing -- From talk to text: implementing student discussions that matte -- Writing to promote better reading comprehension -- Genre and text structure in writing and reading instruction -- Assessment in writing and reading -- Self-regulated strategy development: reading source materials to learn and write -- Writing and reading connections in the digital world -- Part III. Writing and reading connections in the content areas -- Integrating writing and reading instruction in the English language arts classroom -- Writing, reading, and social studies --Liberation through literacy in science-- Thinking beyond symbols: writing and reading in mathematics -- Par IV. Writing and reading connections with specific groups of learners -- Writing and reading with emergent bilingual learners -- Addressing the needs of students who struggle with literacy -- Integrated writing and reading instruction in college.

"Writing skills are essential for success in the 21st-century school and workplace, but most classrooms devote far more time to reading instruction, with writing often addressed in isolation or excluded. In this insightful professional development resource and text, leading researchers discuss why and how to integrate writing and reading instruction in grades K-12 and beyond. Contributors explore how to harness writing-reading connections to support learning in such areas as phonics and spelling, vocabulary, understanding genre and text structure, and self-regulated strategy development, as well as across content areas and disciplines. Special considerations in teaching emergent bilingual students and struggling literacy learners are described. User-friendly features include guiding questions, classroom examples, and action questions that help teachers translate the research and concepts into practice. "-- Provided by publisher.