Ask your child to read it aloud, or have your child tell you a story and draw pictures to go with it. You can write the words under the pictures. This is good for their self-esteem. Guess what it is. Then trace one for your child to feel and name.
Young children can learn that reading and writing are useful as well as fun.
Let your child see you read and write. Flip through magazines. Put dates on the family calendar. Look up phone numbers in the phone book. Write down a message.