Professional Articles The professional articles listed below give you a discussion of the reading and writing connection as well as valuable information about the research base for the Reader's Handbook. If you find an article you'd like to read, simply click on the link below it to display it online or to download it in PDF format. To read a PDF file, you need Acrobat Reader. Download Acrobat Reader. Reading to Write, Writing to Be Read by Vicki Spandel (PDF) Good writers start with good readers, says this author. The Reader's Handbook, with its focus on reading as a process, outlines strategies that help readers become more aware of an author's purpose, ideas, and mechanics, thus equipping those readers to become better writers. Reader's Handbook Research Base by April D. Nauman, Ph.D. (PDF) The Reader's Handbook for grades 4–5 includes strategies endorsed by researchers, teacher educators, and classroom teachers. In this comprehensive article, the author details the research studies underpinning the strategies in each unit of the Reader's Handbook. For more information, contact us!