Most parents don't see themselves as teachers, yet they are their children's literacy-learning partners each time they respond to a question, share some knowledge, help with a task. And this partnership does not end when the child goes to school. Homeprovides insights on how children learn from their own writing, why parents should include the child in the writing they do, and what creates a writing environment.

Mary W. Hillis a parent and former elementary teacher. She currently teachers at Westminster College in Pennsylvania.