Integrating Reading and Writing

Karen Kyger and Krista OBrien

Best Practices for Integrating

Reading and Writing

Best Practices for IRW

Based on a theme
Learning from Mistakes, Educational
Journeys. Gender Issues, Art and Society,
Consumerism
Use text discussions from whole, to part, to
whole
Use of Organizers/Checklists can effectively
connect reading and writing

Based on a Theme

Paulson, Eric J. PhD, Research-Based Reading and Writing Instruction, PowerPoint Presentation.
NADE, Dallas Texas. 8 March 2014

Text Discussions: Whole to Part to Whole

Paulson, Eric J. PhD, Research-Based Reading and Writing Instruction, PowerPoint Presentation.
NADE, Dallas Texas. 8 March 2014

Deliberate use of 0rganizers/Checklists

Paulson, Eric J. PhD, Research-Based Reading and Writing Instruction, PowerPoint Presentation.
NADE, Dallas Texas. 8 March 2014

More Organizers

Click on the link below

to see more examples of
Checklists/organizers:
http://prezi.com/mhqzyqdd
fsq1/integrated-reading-a
nd-writing/

Kuyumcuoglu, Caroline, Integrated Reading and Writing Prezi. October,

2013. http://prezi.com/mhqzyqddfsq1/integrated-reading-and-writing/

Reading to Write Lesson Ideas

Reading Research Articles

Purpose affects how read: Skimming

Giles, Lori, and Kimberly McGrath Moiera. "Reading to Write to Sustain

University-Level Writing." TESOL 2014. Lecture.

Annotating (Talking to the Text)

After you have read it a couple of times, go through and
add your own annotations to reflect:
1. The main ideas. Underline the main ideas.
2. New vocabulary
3. Add any questions or notes you have about the reading.
4. Come prepared to discuss main ideas that would work
in writing a summary of this reading.

Giles, Lori, and Kimberly McGrath Moiera. "Reading to Write to Sustain

University-Level Writing." TESOL 2014. Lecture.

Organizer used to scaffold learning

Giles, Lori, and Kimberly McGrath Moiera. "Reading to Write to Sustain

During Class Cognitive Strategies

ReQuest Students share their
questions and others must answer using
evidence from text
QAR (Point to the Text, Text and World,
Outside the Text)
Share main ideas and explain why chose
those
Write 25 Word Abstract (Summary)
Summary Analysis by a Peer
Schoenbach, R, Green, C., and Murphy, L.

References
Giles, Lori, and Kimberly McGrath Moiera. "Reading to Write to
Sustain University-Level Writing." TESOL 2014. Lecture.
Kuyumcuoglu, Caroline, Integrated Reading and Writing Prezi.
October, 2013.
Paulson, Eric J. PhD, Research-Based Reading and Writing
Instruction, PowerPoint Presentation. NADE, Dallas Texas. 8
March 2014
Schoenbach, Ruth, Greenleaf, Cynthia and Murphy, L.ynn.
Reading for Understanding: How Reading Apprenticeship Improves
Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms
.