Set up two 5-inch by-5-inch bingo boards with 25 pieces of cutout paper to use as markers; one board is for the teacher and one is for the child. On the teacher's board, write out words across the board. Place those word formations on the child's card. Read off letters to the child and have her place a piece of paper over the corresponding letter on her board. Once an entire word is spelled out across the board or diagonally, the child wins the round. This will help her with word and letter recognition, thus speeding up her reading ability.
Select a word the child has difficulty with or often confuses for another word. Write the word on an index card. Show the child the word on the card and record her response; ensure she knows the word's proper definition and usage in a sentence. Open a magazine and ask the child to identify the word in an article by circling it with her favorite colored marker. Allot her a set amount of points for every word she identifies and subtract points when she misses a word. Try this game with different words and allow the child to bank her points for a small prize.
Ask the child to grab her favorite book. Open it and ask her to select a word. Read that word aloud and ask the child to look through a page of the book and identify other words that start with the same letter or a letter that has the same phonetic sound. The child will learn phonics while reading a book she enjoys.
While reading the child's favorite book, tell her you are thinking of a word that starts and ends with a certain letter or sound. As you read, allow her to peek over your shoulder to view the text of the book. When she finds it, tell her to alert you. Switch roles and have her do the same thing to you. This will help develop the child's ability to scan and see the differences in how words are spelled.