Create flashcards using cardstock or Bristol board. Print the letters of the alphabet on the cards. Go through the cards with your child, naming the letters. Discuss the sound each letter makes. Help your child think of a word that begins with each letter. Have her draw a picture on the back of each card to represent the word. Use the cards to review the names of letters, to teach sounds, to spell simple words and to name the letter each picture begins with.
Use cardstock or Bristol board to make flashcards. Have your child print the letters in his first and last name on the flashcards. Challenge him to use the cards to create small words. Make a list of the words he creates. Play the game with more children and have them create words using the letters in their names. The player who creates the most words wins.
Print simple words such as "cat," "man" and "box" on a set of index cards. Use discarded magazines or catalog to find pictures to correspond with the words. Cut the pictures out and glue them onto a second set of index cards. Spread the cards out on a table, face up, and have your child read the words and find the matching pictures. You can also write the names of family and friends on cards and have your child match their names to photographs of them.
Teach your child to listen and think carefully about stories. Read your child a familiar book. Replace words or character names with incorrect words and names. Each time your child hears a mistake, she calls out "Beep." Make the game more challenging by using words that sound similar to the ones being replaced. For example, substitute "barn" for "farm." Use poems, songs and nursery rhymes for subsequent games.