Point out letters on signs, food cans, cereal boxes, in stories, and in books. For example, when reading The Three Bears, point out the letter T in the story, then ask your child to pick out the letter T from alphabet blocks. Provide a place to read. Make sure that your child has a comfortable, quiet, well-lighted place to read or play with reading materials. Have plenty of paper, pencils, chalkboards, and crayons for your child to use in drawing and writing.
Writing helps children learn the relationships between letters and sounds.
If the child is too young to write with a pencil, use magnetic boards and letters. Records, tapes, and CDs. You can borrow records, tapes and CDs from the library that have follow along books for young children. They add variety to reading activities. Have the child show you a toy which begins with that letter, such as a ball or a bear.