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Nothing teaches writing more effectively than getting lots of practice. We all love getting letters in the mail, but in an era of cellular phones and e-mail, how many of us go to the trouble of putting pen to paper?

But children may be inspired to write letters--even thank-you notes for holiday gifts--if they have their own stationery.

The Little Letters Gift Club offers an incentive to write with a packet of good-looking paper (15 to 20 pieces) with matching envelopes for $1.

Send the money to: Little Letters Gift Club, P.O. Box 1 LL, Stony Point, N.Y.