Done right, it' s fun, too. And that' s the point teachers are trying to get across to parents interested in raising adept, enthusiastic writers. Make your home a fertile ground for developing language skills, and good writing will follow. Post word magnets on the refrigerator and word labels on household items. And set a good example.
Students do better, educators say, when their writing lessons are reinforced at home.
The more parents write, the more kids write, said Dan Trujillo, who trains new teachers for the San Marcos Unified School District. When parents coach their kids on writing, Trujillo suggested, they shouldn' t make it a chore. Advocate the use of descriptive adjectives, he added. Make it a game. Ask your children to tell you stories they made up, he said.