ERIC Number: ED365971
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 21
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Making Writing Meaningful. Make the Parent Connection! Leader Guide.
Moke, Susan, Ed.; Shermis, Michael, Ed.
This manual is a resource book for organizers and leaders and parent groups who want to explore specific strategies to help children become better writers. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session on how parents can make writing more meaningful for children. The guide includes: (1) a leader's guide with presentation notes and a variety of activities for the session; (2) a reproducible written invitation for teachers to send home to parents; (3) handout masters; (4) 25 bookmarks; and (5) information about other products and services that will help foster parent involvement. A booklet containing relevant read-aloud stories, an audio tape, and a loose-leaf folder accompany the guide. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Family Literacy, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education, Parent Materials, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parents as Teachers, Reading Writing Relationship, Training Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Young Children
Family Literacy Center, Indiana University. 2805 E. 10th St., Suite 150, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698 ($25).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Family Literacy Center.
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