This theoretical work focuses on the processes of reading (when one's purpose is to create a text of one's own) and writing (which includes a response to the work of others).

The first book in the Social and Cognitive Studies in Writing and Literacy series, this descriptive study of reading-to-write examines a critical point in every college student's academic performance: when he or she is faced with the task of reading a source, integrating personal ideas, and creating an individual text with a self-defined purpose.

Reading to Write addresses one of the most pressing issues in current writing researc?