Abstract: A method comprising (a) synthesis of a poly(arylene ether) having the structure (1) wherein m is an integer having an average value in the range from about 3 to about 300; (b) solution functionalization of polymer (1) to form functionalized poly(arylene ether) having the structure (2) wherein X is a reactive functional group selected from the group consisting of anhydride, hydroxyl, epoxy, carboxyl, —R1OH, R1CO2R2, —R1CH2═CH2, or vinyl, wherein R1 is a primary or secondary divalent alkyl or haloalky group having from 1 to 20 carbons, or an aryl group and R2 is a primary or secondary alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbons; and Q4 is hydrogen, X, or a mixture thereof; (c) reaction of functionalized poly(arylene ether) (2) with a poly(organosiloxane) having structure (3): wherein x is zero or one and Y is a functional group reactive with X, selected from the group consisting of —OH, —CH2═CH2, epoxy, amino, carboxy, &mdash