Parents can help their children become better writers in hundreds of ways. Check back often because CWP will be adding and updating the following:

• information about writing project programs offered during the summer and school year for parents and children
• writing resources for parents and guardians to use with their children at home
• resources for parents and of middle and high school students prepare their children for the writing of college and the workplace
• Web Anthologies of student writing from CWP programs across California.

Projects that support “Because Writing Matters: Helping Your Children Become Confident, Skilled Writers, In and Beyond School”:

• The Gift of Life in a Box
  Contributed by Aileen Nishio, Teacher Consultant, Area 3 Writing Project, UC Davis
  
• Helping Your Children to Learn to Use a Reading Journal or Notebook
  Contributed by Phyllis Dinwiddie, Teacher Consultant, Inland Writing Project, UC Riverside

More ideas for parents to help their children become confident, skilled writers:

• Making Books as a Family
  Contributed by Jin Dorst, Teacher Consultant, Bay Area Writing Project, UC Berkeley
  
• Writing Develops Through Play
  Contributed by Linda Luzar, Teacher Consultant, Bay Area Writing Project, UC Berkeley
  
• Writing that Retells a Favorite Book
  Contributed by Ethel Bojorquez, Teacher Consultant, Central Los Angeles Writing Project, CSULA
  
• Teachers and Parents Writing with Children
  Contributed by Elsa McClure, Teacher Consultant, Great Valley Writing Project, CSU Stanislaus

Some Children Are Brave. Writing in the face of tragedy:

• “Some People Are Brave” written by Dawn Imamoto’s 2001 2nd Grade Class
  Contributed by Dawn Imamoto, Teacher Consultant, Area 3 Writing Project, UC Davis

Publishing Student Writing:

• Places to Publish Student Writing
  Contributed by Laurie Stowell, Director, San Marcos Writing Project, CSU San Marcos