Another suggested activity for helping the child learn to sequence words is for the parent to name a series of objects in the room and have the child touch each one in the order named. Read a short list of four words to your child. First ask how many words were in the list. Then read the list again and ask what words were in it. Story repetition is a good activity for memory development.
Parents can read simple stories and first have the child recall the general idea.
To help the child learn to listen for the main idea of a story, the parent can read or tell short stories and have the child think of an appropriate title. The child can also be asked about story detail. Have your child listen to a radio or television report and remember to tell you a specific item, such as the time, the weather condition, the score of a game, etc. Go over the words of a short song or a poem very slowly. Ask your child to repeat short phrases after you.