This is an article I developed for the American-Speech-Hearing Association. It was published on the ASHA Wire, but it now includes the very helpful graphic organizer. Check it out! Getting children to write over the summer can be quite a hurdle. When I went away to summer camp, we had to mail a letter home as the entry fee to the dining hall on Friday nights. This tradition probably originates as a way to encourage writing skills and communication with our parents, but most o