1. Encourage your child to write.
2. Write to your child.
3. Write with your child.
4. Read, read, read!
5. Play word games with them.
6. Share your mail with your child.
7. Encourage relatives to write to your child - have your child write back.
8. Be a writer - let your child see you and other family members write.
9. Do crossword puzzles together.
10. Have lots of printed materials around!