READING WRITERS READING: Canadian Authors' Reflections (cuRRents)

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Open Water is also an excellent depiction of how art forms meander and meet each other. In it, photography, writing and music all come together so perfectly. It will stay with me for a long time. I know it. A 12-year study on health and retirement found that those who read books survived around two years longer than those who didn't read books or read magazines and other forms of media. Additionally, those who read for 30 minutes a day (3.5 hours per week) were 23% more likely to outlive those who didn't read often. Integrating the following tasks and methods into your teaching will help to better engage reading and writing learners: When it comes to subjects that are delivered in any other teaching style, the best thing a reading and writing learner can do is play to their strengths. If they’re watching a documentary or a presentation in class, then they should be taking notes throughout to memorise key concepts. They can use those notes later on as a point of reference in their research, looking up more detailed information to make notes on. Here are a few ways that you can ensure that your teaching style aligns with your student’s learning style:

Research has proven that just 30 minutes of reading can lower your blood pressure, heart rate, and feelings of psychological distress. Tanya has jumped on the BookTok trend and is reading It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover, although she’s not enjoying it as much as the popular author’s previous novel, It Ends With Us. Mimi has just finished what she’s calling one of the best books she’s read in a long time, All My Mothers by Joanna Glen, a novel about motherhood, grief, and love. Both Mimi and Linda are looking ahead to some of 2023’s big releases, in particular, Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Her beautiful descriptions of characters and places are always effortless.

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Bottom line, our brains have a "use it or lose it" policy, just like our muscles. In other words, if we don't exercise our minds regularly, our cognitive abilities may decline . However, when we read every day, we can keep them strong and healthy. 3. Improve Your Focus Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”

For me, this year has been about discovering writers I’ve never read before. This month’s biggest discovery has been Percival Everett. His most recent novel, Dr No, is a comic masterpiece, but it is his novel The Trees that has been a real revelation to me. The descendants of people who committed lynchings in the past are being murdered, their corpses found with those of their long-dead victims. Everett shows how monstrous these crimes were, and how guilt is passed through the generations, but what makes the book so remarkable is its humour. Much of the dialogue is in the form of repartee between the characters, and it is often hilarious, despite the dark subject.

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The Price of Salt was in some ways revolutionary – it differed from other gay romances of its time in its hint of a happy ending. And as ever when it comes to the author of The Talented Mr Ripley, the novel is beautifully, thrillingly told – even on second reading I could barely tear myself away from its sensitive, confused, desperate characters. To quote the book itself, “A classic is something with a basic human situation.” I agree with Val McDermid, who wrote the foreword to my edition, that The Price of Salt fits this description. Read it, then watch the stunning 2015 film adaptation, in which Cate Blanchett performs the somewhat miraculous feat of rising from the living room floor hands-free, all the while looking impossibly elegant. This is because when you read, you’re exposed to new words and phrases that you might not normally encounter in your everyday life. And the more words you know, the easier it is to express yourself clearly in writing. 2. Helps you to articulate your thoughts better The best part? You can get all these benefits of reading books while enjoying some fantastic entertainment.

One study found that older adults who regularly read or play mentally challenging games like chess are two and a half times less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Then, think about your past experiences of studying for tests or learning important information. If you found that you preferred to take notes, make revision or flash cards and read relevant publications about the topic in question, this is another strong indication that you’re best able to process information whilst reading or writing. Traits of a reading and writing learner Graham, S., & Hebert, M. (2010). Writing to reading: Evidence for how writing can improve reading. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellence in Education.The same can be said for notes they’ve made previously. They could look at areas of notes that they’ve highlighted and annotated and try to clarify those topics further by doing more research, and making more notes. They could also use this as a way to make revision flashcards. Similarly, anyone who wants to grow in the writing world will have to read others’ writing with openness, curiosity, and an appreciation of craft. You’ll like reading more, so dive in! Reading Like a Writer: An Example

Danny Morrisonimagines a final letter from Irish revolutionary Reginald Dunne who was involved in the 1916 Easter Rising and heldin Wandsworth Prison.Another factor to consider when choosing the right text is the purpose of your lesson. The text you choose should facilitate whatever learning intentions you have set for your students. Yes, reading like a writer is extra work. But it’s necessary work to the writing practice. By observing the strategies writers employ to tell convincing stories or write entrancing poetry, you equip yourself with the knowledge to perform these strategies yourself. Read Good and Bad Writing To replicate that feeling, or to experience it for the first time, all you need to do is find the right books to read. The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth-Century History by David Edgerton is published by Penguin . What makes a certain piece of writing great? Well, it depends on whom you ask. There are, in my mind, three different readers: casual readers, lit critics, & creative writers. They would say the following about Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: