Readings about Reading
14 Reading and Writing are not Connected
Ellen C. Carillo
In this essay from Bad Ideas About Writing, Ellen C. Carillo uses research to disprove the belief that “Reading and Writing are not Connected.” Instead, Carillo demonstrates how students in writing classes can benefit from thinking and practices that consider the relationships between these two activities.
Read Ellen C. Carillo’s “Reading and Writing are not Connected.”
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Keywords from this chapter in Bad Ideas about Writing
literacy acquisition, , , , reading wars, reading–writing connections
Author Bio
Ellen C. Carillo is an associate professor of English at the University of Connecticut and the writing program administrator at its Waterbury campus. She is the author of Securing a Place for Reading in Composition: The Importance of Teaching for Transfer, as well as articles and chapters on the place of reading in the teaching of writing. Ellen has earned grants to conduct research on reading–writing connections in the classroom and regularly presents her findings and scholarship at national conferences. She is also a founding member and co-leader of “The Role of Reading in Composition Studies” special interest group, which meets at the Conference on College Composition and Communication’s annual convention.
the quality, condition, or state of being literate; the ability to read, write, speak; the ability to ‘read’ a specified subject or medium; competence or knowledge in a particular area
new forms of literacy made possible by digital technology developments: instant messaging, blogging, social networking, conducting online searches . . .
is the principle methods of instruction that teachers use with students when teaching the principles, practices, and profession of teaching reading
