Multimodal text benefits for Reading and Writing

In researching how multimodal reading activities can lead to improved writing skills, I came across this very profound relationship between reading and writing by  Braunger and Lewis, cited in Anggrainy, S(2016) .

 Braunger and Lewis (1997, p. 24) state that “writing leads to improved reading achievement, reading leads to better writing performance and combined instruction leads to a higher level of thinking than when either process is taught”. 

This really gave me an important insight into the value of multimodal reading for writing and vice versa. Indeed a win-win situation, and with the introduction of multi-modal texts, this positive gain for students can only be described as accelerated learning.