ABSTRACT
The term nexus in the title of this chapter refers not only to connection but also to core, and both meanings are relevant because the connections discussed are the core of written discourse. They include the shared cognitive aspects of reading and writing, the participant relations among readers and writers who shape the discourse, and the intertextual relations effected by people who, as readers and writers, engage in discourse practices in sociocultural and historical contexts. The chapter focuses on these connections as they have been investigated since the 1970s, when important epistemological developments challenged disciplinary, curricular, and theoretical schisms separating reading and writing as academic areas and as research emphases (Nelson & Calfee, 1998). Even today an integrative review like this requires some traversal between reading research that addresses aspects of writing and writing research that addresses aspects of reading.
