Writing to Improve Learning

There is a lot more to writing than just learning how to write. I believe that learning how to write down your thoughts also facilitates learning other than the development of the writing skill itself.

While learners improve their skills in organizing ideas and increase their vocabulary, they also gain a better understanding of the world around them. For one, since reading comprehension seems to be a consequential skill most budding writers develop in the process of learning how to write. It is through reading that writers learn much more than what the four corners of their classrooms can offer. Writers also learn strategies for invention and discovery as they try to fulfill their audience's intentions and needs. The process of writing hones this skill. Lastly, writing in the content area enables writers to know much more about the topic than simply reading it from one source. The writer's need to synthesize, summarize or paraphrase ideas from various sources triggers that mental process necessary for developing higher cognition. Thus, there is a lot more to writing than writing itself. Writing can further increase learning in any discipline. 

So by all means, write we must.