Every Mark on the Page

              I really enjoy the article, “Every Mark on the Page: Educating Family and Community Members about Young Children’s Writing” because it talks about teachers working with parents. I think it is very important for teachers and parents/guardians to always be in strong communication. When it comes to literacy, I think it is important for parents to understand literacy terms and reading levels, as well as, the teacher’s methods for teaching literacy and the reasoning for those methods. Then, parents could better assist and work with their child at home if they understand what is happening in the classroom. Also, parents may be more willing to work with the teacher if they see that the teacher wants to involve parents and that the teacher wants the parents to see what their child is doing in class. Parents/guardians can be a valuable resource outside of class for helping students with their literacy.