Before a child learns to read they usually need to know the letter sounds first.

Using pictures from magazines, colouring books, flier , drawn yourself or  printed off the internet have your child circle pictures that begin with a certain sound. Start with easy to identify sounds such as m, s, d and b.

You can also make cards with the pictures and cards with letters and have your child match the sound with the picture. Laminate the cards to help them last longer.