Read to your children every day (yes, even the older ones!). If you need some inspiration to make this a priority in your home, head to readaloudrevival.com. Set time aside for them to read on their own as well. Have your children write every day. It doesn’t need to be book reports or historical essays. It can be a letter, an e-mail, a grocery list, or a journal entry. Make writing itself a priority. Do some math every day. Don’t belabor it—do it every day and the consistency will do its work without long, drawn-out, arduous lessons.
