閱讀和寫作發表與閱讀和寫作技能的過程、獲得和喪失有關的高質量科學文章。該期刊充分體現了該領域研究必然的跨學科性質，關注語言學、信息處理、神經心理學、認知心理學、言語聽覺科學與教育等各學科之間的互動。閱讀和寫作的涵蓋范圍包括各個年齡段的閱讀、寫作和拼寫模式;正字法及其與讀寫的關系計算機素養;跨文化研究;以及閱讀和寫作的發展性和獲得性障礙。它出版研究論文、評論、理論論文和案例研究。《閱讀與寫作》是教育、教育研究和教育心理學中被引用最多的期刊之一

Reading and Writing publishes high-quality scientific articles pertaining to the processes, acquisition, and loss of reading and writing skills. The journal fully represents the necessarily interdisciplinary nature of research in the field, focusing on the interaction among various disciplines, such as linguistics, information processing, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, speech and hearing science and education.Coverage in Reading and Writing includes models of reading, writing and spelling at all age levels; orthography and its relation to reading and writing; computer literacy; cross-cultural studies; and developmental and acquired disorders of reading and writing. It publishes research articles, critical reviews, theoretical papers, and case studies.Reading and Writing is one of the most highly cited journals in Education and Educational Research and Educational Psychology.