Teach your child how to rhyme, as well. Children learn to rhyme very quickly and love to make up nonsense rhymes. Encourage your child to do so. Visit your library. Take your child to story hours.
Most public libraries have a story hour for young children.
Today, many bookstores do, as well. Buy your child a few storybooks that have tapes that accompany them. Purchase software that caters to the promotion of reading readiness skills. Use these tools with your child. Your child will quickly develop the necessary reading readiness skills to succeed at school and in life.