Any Child Can Write An At-home Guide to Enhancing Your Child's Elementary Education

Shows how parents can encourage their children to write with a home program from preschool through HS. By setting up an atmosphere in the home that encourages creative written expression, parents can help children gain an outlook on writing that builds confidence in their abilities to use lang. Addresses many critical issues: parents' roles in school prep., the increased stress on writing & performance measures, & the debate over phonics. Discusses the influences of home computers & WP programs on home learning; how to find the best online resources & how to supervise a child's work on the Internet; the importance of collaboration -- child & parent, child & sibling; & which books are useful when developing a home writing program. Illustrations.Wiener, Harvey S. is the author of 'Any Child Can Write An At-home Guide to Enhancing Your Child's Elementary Education' with ISBN 9780756786670 and ISBN 0756786673.