Reading is the

complex cognitive
process of decoding
symbols to derive
meaning.
Reading is the action
or skill of reading
written or printed
matter silently or
aloud.
Writing is a medium
of human
communication that
represents language
and emotion with
signs and symbols.
Writing is not a
language, but a tool
used to make
languages be read.
Writing renders
language visible;
while speech is
ephemeral, writing is
concrete and, by
comparison,
permanent.