Reading and Writings, one or seperate

"Educators often assume that reading and writing form a single standard set of skills to be acquired and used as a whole by individuals who acquire them in a progression of steps which cannot be varied or avoided in learning"

I liked how Szwed points out the differences in standards of writing and reading. This assumption leaves out room for different writing styles, and interest of reading. It also assumes that if one has a good comprehension of language, that this also means that they two can produce language equal to that that they can comprehend. Both of these assumptions aren't very plausible. A person could love to read, but never write. And as pointed out in the reading, words in advertisements, a different standard of writing, are purposely misspelled to convey a different meaning.

The text points out that "not only should the assumption of a single standard that we must question but also the assumption of a single, proper learning progression" The text points out how those learning too write should not violate rules, while they are reading texts that do. While the rules are important, maybe a little leeway should be given for more creativity when learning to write.