The Writing Side

This chapter is a companion to Chapter 2 in this text, "The Reading Side." As such, a brief overview of the contemporary findings pertaining to written expression will be presented. This will include a brief discussion of definitional issues, two key conceptual models for written expression, underlying cognitive functions, and related intervention approaches. In addition, a major section devoted to the writing-reading connection is provided, with preliminary findings from the North Carolina Writing Skills Development Project being presented to address this interrelationship. [This chapter was published in: "Teaching Reading and Writing: Improving Instruction and Student Achievement," edited by Brett Miller, et al., Brookes Publishing, 2013, pp. 21-33.]