Simply Write!

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Making Writing an Enjoyable Part of Your Life! EVERYONE who reads this book will feel inspired to start writing!

You, and everyone in your family, can use writing to strengthen relationships and to extend thinking and imagination.

This ground breaking book presents simple ways to give writing a more central place in your own life and in that of your family. It examines ways that teachers and parents can work together to promote writing. When their writing is celebrated, students benefit by choosing to use writing to become more self-confident, thoughtful, creative and curious.

In a nutshell, it is about the importance of personal writing for all age groups. My aim is to free writing from an emphasis on accuracy and perfection; to encourage everybody to simply write in his or her own way. This book is about the importance and joy of celebrating writing by making it part of our everyday lives.

When families write together from the time children are young, writing can become as important as reading. It becomes a natural activity, exerting its power for a lifetime.

In the book Simply Read! I show reading coaches how to develop readers who are able to let the mechanics of 'sounding out' fade into the background and to use experience to read quickly and fluently. In the same way, writing has to flow from our pools of experience to the page with minimal attention to structure or mechanics. When we learn to relax with words and just record them, it is remarkable how well we can write.

Simply Write! is for you. This book is based on the premise that children will become writers when the adults in their lives model and celebrate writing. It is brim full of stories, examples and activities that encourage everyone from 2 to 102 to begin writing. Parents and teachers will learn how cooperation raises strong writers.

"Vera Goodman is on a gallant mission: to inspire everyone to begin a love affair with writing. Simple Write! is the first writing book I've seen that reveals a well-kept secret: children become writers when they see their parents writing. This is a must read." Bud Gardner, Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Writers Soul

"Family Writing! What a concept! Vera's techniques are innovative and guaranteed to help you and your family improve your abi8lity to write and communicate effectively. I highly recommend Simply Write!" Kathy Lynn, Columnist, Today's Parent Magazine

"An amazing book! It expertly weaves together all that I need to do to develop writing, imagination and pride in my children." Farhana Rendall Dhalla, Instructor with Dale Carnegie Training and Author of best selling book "Thank You For Leaving Me".