A home writing program was developed and implemented using 22 second-grade target students to increase writing proficiency by soliciting parent involvement with home writing and to improve attitudes toward writing. Students attending a north central Florida school were supplied with a writing suitcase containing thematic story starter cards, a parent guideline page, a time and comment card, and various writing and art materials. The success of the writing program was measured by comparing the scores of pre- and post-writing samples written to a prompt and by assessing pre- and post-surveys of parent and student interest in writing. Results indicated a moderate level of achievement for the target group: writing ability increased 19%, positive parental interest increased 15%, and positive student interest increased 13%. Findings suggest that subsequent utilization of the home writing program over a longer period of time could provide a vehicle to increase writing proficiency skills. The success of the program has led to plans for implementing the home writing program school-wide in kindergarten through grade three. (Includes three tables of data. Appendixes present data on scores, survey instruments, writing prompts, sample story starter cards, the parent guidelines, the rubric scoring scale for narrative writing, and student story samples. Contains 21 references.) (Author/RS)