How to Raise Children who Read and Write

Back-to-School: How to Raise Bookworms and Kids Who Can't Put a Book Down
If anyone goes looking for me, I will not be found in front of a TV. I will be found with my nose in a book. Naturally I've raised bookworms who don't care a fig for popular television shows but can quote the New York Times best-seller list. Here's how.
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Using Onomatopoeia: Make Your Writing Sing and Dance

Onomatopoeia: Words that Name Sounds
Onomatopoeia (ah-nuh-mah-tuh-pee-uh) is as much fun to say as it is to write. Onomatopoeia comes from the Greek words meaning 'name' and 'I make'. Onomatopoeia is a long word that means 'sound words'; words named for the sounds they make.
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Creative Writing Tips: Antonyms and Synonyms

Creative Writing and Language Arts Activities: Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. Antonyms have the opposite meanings. Remember them this ways 'synonym' = 'same'; 'antonyms'='anti-', 'opposite.' There are synonyms for nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives.
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