Because Writing Matters:
Helping Your Children Become Confident, Skilled
Writers, In and Beyond School
Writing matters for success in the community, in school, in college, and in the workplace. Parents and guardians matter as their children learn to write, as they develop a real love for words and writing, and as they begin to understand the power of writing well, in and out of school. Even before school begins, the first and most important lessons children learn that help them become good writers and good students are learned in the home from parents, their first writing teachers.
Revised and updated with over forty writing activities for families that show children the power and pleasure of writing:
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Writing connects families and friends.
Writing preserves memories.
Writing as a family teaches the power of collaboration.
Writing helps solve problems.
Writing helps children take a stand.
Writing is everywhere, not just in school.
Writing helps children learn responsibility.
Writing should go public.
Writing inspires creativity all year round.
Writing improves reading. Reading improves writing.
Writing improves with parents’ help.
Writing does not need to be just in English.
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NOW available in English, Spanish, Korean, Dari/Farsi, Vietnamese, and Russian!
Booklet Cost is $1.75/booklet or $1.25/booklet on orders of 25 booklets or more.
For orders of 24 booklets or less, the cost of S&H is included in the $1.75 price. To inquire about S&H rate for orders of 25 booklets and more, please call (510) 642-7877 or email cwp@berkeley.edu
“This booklet provides parents with a way to help teach the writing process, something that is long overdue.”
“Many of the ideas presented are great ways to develop students’ thinking and writing, but they also contain greater life lessons.“
“The writing project, known for its good work, has authored a winner!” |
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To order single copies or sets for use at PTA events, Back to School Night,
Family Literacy and Writing Programs, Young Writers Camps, download this
order form on this page or from the CWP Store or call (510) 642-7877.
 Booklet Order Form
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