Build Connecting Writing to the Brain, the Science of Writing and Literacy Practices American policymakers, educators, and parents are committed to ensuring all K-12 students learn to read. Over the last decade, the focus on the science of reading continues to inform reading instruction. However, writing is often missing from the reading conversation and an overlooked aspect of literacy instruction. This presentation aims to enhance educators’ knowledge and abilities to include writing in literacy instructional practices. Informational content in this presentation includes meta-teaching and meta-learning writing and reading, systematic and explicit writing instruction, and science of writing best practices. The benefits of attending this presentation include enhancing educators’ beliefs and knowledge about building students’ literacy skills while implementing the science of writing instructional practices. Session Objectives: to provide educators the opportunity to consider their own beliefs related to teaching writing within literacy instruction and students synergistically learning reading and writing skills to build educators’ knowledge of instructional practices to embed writing in reading instruction to know how writing connects to the brain, how reading and writing interlock, and how to implement the science of writing practices. Kristin Barbour Executive Director, National Institute for Learning Development (NILD)