Second, create a list of at-home writing activities. Bickart urges parents to include the following items on their list:
*message board- put up a message board family members can write messages to each other
*diary- give your child a diary or a calendar with space to write or word or two about what happened each day
*discuss writing- when interesting or funny things happen, talk with your child about how you could write stories about these events- begin by saying the first line, have your child say the next, and keep alternating until you have finished the story
*photo captions- invite your child to write captions for pictures in a family photo album