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I've seen strong readers who yet could not write well and have also seen strong readers who even wrote very poorly - genuinely dysgraphic.

Has anyone ever encountered a weak reader who could write well? I don't think it's possible - if a person can't decode, how do they encode?

I'd be interested in the experiences of others on this.
Retired Reading Teacher Although I have had many poor readers who had wonderful, creative stories to write, they were unable to successfully put their thoughts on paper. Unfortunately, by the time they attempted to stretch out their words and remember spelling rules, vowel sounds, digraphs, diphthongs, and basic sound- symbol relationships, their spark was extinguished. A...See More
Dec 26, 2013
Dorothy Bryant I am a freelance writer and started up as like a not so good starter in writing. There is no such thing as comparing both the skills in mind and in eyes since in writing, a person is producing content from his/her experiences or facts. Not all in reading we could get the thoughts for writing, and not all are from it's source of reading. Second, it ...See More
Apr 7, 2015
Dan Wagner On 4/07/15, Dorothy Bryant wrote: > I am a freelance writer and started up as like a not so good > starter in writing. There is no such thing as comparing both > the skills in mind and in eyes since in writing, a person is > producing content from his/her experiences or facts. Not all > in reading we could get the thoughts for writin...See More
Jun 6, 2015


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