Combining reading with writing

Reading and writing are distinct, with many elements that need to be taught separately, but they have a reciprocal relationship.

Every time we read, we have an opportunity to improve our writing.
Every time we write, we draw upon the content and technical aspects of what we have read.

In this first blog of three, we are building on ideas from Recommendation 5 of the EEF’s Improving Literacy in Secondary schools guidance report: ​‘Combine writing instruction with reading in every subject’.