Below are some recommendations from ASHA (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)

Grades 5K-2nd:

- Talk with your child frequently

- Read a variety of books; read often and talk with your child about the story

- Help your child focus on sound patterns of words such as those found in rhyming games

- Have your child retell stories and talk about events of the day

- Talk with your child during daily activities; give directions for your child to follow (e.g., making cookies)

- Talk about how things are alike and different

- Give your child reasons and opportunities to write

Grades 3rd-5th:

- Continue to encourage reading; find reading material that is of interest to your child

- Encourage your child to form opinions about what he or she hears or reads and relate what is read to experiences

- Help your child make connections between what is read and heard at school, at home, and in other daily activities

- Talk aloud as you help your child understand and solve problems encountered in reading material

- Help your child recognize spelling patterns, such as beginnings and endings of words (e.g., pre- or -ment)

- Encourage your child to write letters, keep a diary, or write stories