Describe 3 ways that writing promotes language development?

1. Because it involves the organisation or reorganisation of ideas, it requires us to be cognitively active and to think deeply about a topic; it's virtually impossible to write passively. 2. Because writing encourages us to think about our audience, it helps develop perspective taking, the agility to consider the thoughts and feelings of the reader, an important social skill. 3. We can't write about what we don't understand so it requires us to learn new vocabulary and ideas (Cooper & Kiger 2009).