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Set aside time to write and read short stories to each other.
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Find a board game that the whole family can play and have some fun (board games usually involve problem solving, math, writing, and many other transferable skills).
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Read from a variety of sources - expose your children to different ways of writing and thinking
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Play rhyming games - rhyming games help with improvisational skills and vocabulary.
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Don't limit yourself to a certain writing or vocabulary level - try new things and see what develops quicker than others.
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Write different styles - experiment with different styles to broaden their skills.
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Read together - dedicate time to read separate stories in the same room or the same story
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Encourage them to explore art - different artistic expressions can go simultaneously with higher-level skills. Poetry is relatable to writing as much as music is to math.
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Talk to your kids. Discuss what they did that day in school, what they liked, what they didn't.
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Make every day activities educational - engage your child to skim the paper for things, help you make shopping lists, or dictate recipes. Little things like this build transferable skills that help in a collection of different areas.
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Encourage their curiosity.
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Motivate with reward, applause, or recognition.
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Routines are good - they set boundaries, time limits, schedules, and things to look forward to.
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Talk about word families. Point out words that are related to other words and help build an early relationship with language, logic, and deduction.
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Listen to music. Music can train children in subconscious, subtle manners - making them more receptive to lessons they may consider boring otherwise.
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Look up words - don't let your children remain confused. If they come across words they don't understand, help them look it up and work through them.
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Share family stories and talk regularly.
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Go on adventures. Going camping, to museums, or sporting events exposes them to a completely new world of excite to experience.
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Play games like I-Spy, where you engage multiple senses, deduction and problem solving.
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Help your child keep a diary. Read it through with them, as this is both a good way to learn writing skills, speaking skills, and reading skills.