The principles which make motherese so effective at helping a child learn speech can be applied to helping him learn to read. Some parents wonder about how long it should take for a child to acquire a foundation for reading. The understanding and friendship you establish during this fascinating and important part of your child's life will last a lifetime. You'll develop a relationship as a mentor and friend to your child that you can both draw upon for as long as you live. It might seem peculiar approaching a reading session with a screwdriver in hand, but you'll soon discover that it works very well.
Writing is speech put into visible form.
Reading is the process of converting written symbols back into speech. You may find phonics interesting, even fun. You'll learn what you need to know about phonics by learning to sound out words correctly as you help your child learn to read using phonics. Dr Sherry Ann Perry.