a link between reading and good grades?

Question

so i enjoy reading, books, newpapers, magazine..whatever, but when it comes to writng anything..for school, on my own..i suck at it. My mom works as a teacher at the school i go to.i'm a freshman. the class isn't particularly hard, but i hate it and it is a chalenge for me. we had a 100 pt. essay. the night before it was due i went to the teacher to help me out. she did, and i was clear on what i was writing. i did a rough draft, webbing ideas, all that stuff you're suppose to. i get is bad and i have a big fat freaking 69. the teacher goes to my mom and talks to her about it...goddd.

Anyway i guess i really want to know, Just because you read a lot of books and things, does that mean you have to be good at writing too?

anything studies or psycoligical(spelling?) views?

thanks

Answer 1

Sometimes those who read a lot and are good at it are also good writers. But there are exceptions. I know, because I am one of them. I read a lot and have a large vocabulary, but I'm not that good at writing essays. Especially when I was still in school. Now I work as an Instructional Assistant and test proctor at an alternative high school program and I read and grade essays. That I'm good at. :-)

Answer 2

Good writers are good readers. I strongly believe that extensive reading helps a great deal in developing your writing ability; but you can only write better by writing and re-writing and revising and drafting a lot and also by seeking informed professional feedback from teachers and practicing writers. On the connection between reading , writing , and psychological perspectives, here are a few starters for you :
1) New Approaches to Literacy: Helping Students Develop Reading and Writing Skills (Psychology in the Classroom : a Series on Applied Educational Psych)

http://www.paradoxalpress.com/store/book/155798249X.htmd

2) Reading and Writing Acquisition: A Developmental Neuropsychological Perspective (Developmental Psychology Series) (Paperback)by Virginia Berningerby

3) and here's another one which is available online by Douglas Vipond ( Praeger Publishers, 1993.)
Writing and Psychology: Understanding Writing and Its Teaching from the Perspective of Composition Studies

You can have access to its online version here:

http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=26216608

Here's also a couple of free links to some interesting sites for extensive reading online :

http://wiredforbooks.org/index2.htm
http://www.projectgutenburg.com

Enjoy!

Answer 3

i was the same way.. i read constantly! maybe more when i was in high school! but on my senior english essay, i got a 65 because my teacher said it sounded like i was trying to write a novel, instead of an informative essay. she sent a note home and everything dissing my work after i spent 3 weeks writing it!

Answer 4

i cannot really relate to this because I read a lot and i'm an exceptional writer but everyone is not talented in both areas. No. it does not mean that you have to be good at writing...reading and writing are two totally different things. reading enhances your vocabulary and requires comprehension. writing enhances the way you use the words you know and your imagination.

Answer 5

I don't know i have the same problem.