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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Tip & How-To
   Engaging the Five Senses to Learn About Our World
   The outside world shapes children's development through experiences that they have, which include using their five senses—hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. Drawing a child's attention to the five senses and discussing them increases understanding of and communication about the world around us.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Encourage Higher Order Thinking
   Practicing Higher Order Thinking (HOT) skills outside of school will give kids the tools that they need to understand, infer, connect, categorize, synthesize, evaluate, and apply the information they know to find solutions to new and existing problems.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Help a Teen Choose a Book
   There are many ways to help teens choose appropriate and engaging titles. The following tips will help you find the resources necessary to choices that will appeal to the teen readers in your life.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   Modeling Good Reading Habits With Teens
   Modeling good reading habits can be challenging if you don't make a plan you are willing and able to stick to. Check out the following innovative ways to get both of you reading.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   Motivating Teen Readers
   Motivating teens to read can be complicated by the many demands on their busy schedules. Luckily, there are many exciting and popular books for teens—and innovative ways to turn teen attention to the written page.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 3  |  Tip & How-To
   Talk it Up! Expanding a Child's Vocabulary
   One way to help early readers begin to make sense of what they're reading is to help them build their vocabulary. In this Tip, learn how to ask questions and have conversations with a child to integrate new words into his/her vocabulary.