Importance of integrating the reading and writing processes

  What is your understanding of the importance of integrating the reading and writing processes? Give examples of how you might use the interconnected relationship between the two to grow skills in the thinking and learning process. Beyond reading as a benefit from daily integrated writing, what was most interesting for you to consider about using writing as a tool for thinking, learning, and demonstrating knowledge? Using the stages of reading development, how might you implement developmentally appropriate practices to scaffold reading and writing skills for different age groups?`