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Matsumura, Lindsay Clare; Wang, Elaine; Correnti, Richard – Reading Teacher, 2016
Research shows that cognitively demanding text-based writing assignments increase students' reading comprehension skills and analytic writing competencies. In this article, we describe the steps that upper-elementary grade teachers can take to develop cognitively demanding assignments that build these higher-level literacy skills and put students…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, College Readiness, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension