Label the everyday items in your house and ask your child to practice reading. This makes reading part of every aspect of her life, as she will literally be surrounded by words everywhere she goes. To do this, you can use any kind of paper and a marker; sentence strips--from a craft or teaching store--work well to demonstrate proper handwriting with reading, but even simple construction paper or printer paper will work.
Make labels and hang them on the items in your home. Examples include: door, refrigerator, clock, book shelf, television, table, phone, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. You can label any flat surface, and even change them every month or so to keep your child's interest.
Help your child practice reading by making flash cards to go along with his reading or spelling lists. Ask your child's teacher to let you know what reading skills she'll be practicing at school every week, and make flash cards to coordinate with that. For example, if your child is learning words with "u" sounds, then you can make flash cards like umbrella, fun, bug or rug. Pull out the flash cards whenever you have a spare minute; like when you're waiting in line at the store or while dinner cooks in the oven. Getting a few minutes' worth of practice in every day will help your child's reading skills grow.
Kids get incentives at school for turning in homework, completing extra credit and participating in fund-raising activities. You can bring this idea home with you by creating a reading incentive program in your house. Make a simple chart on your computer--or draw one out by hand. Include a spot for a book's title and the date you read it on every line. Then as you and your child read together, write down the books as you go. When your child reads a certain number of books, give her a reward. It can be something simple, like staying up 15 minutes later on a Friday night, or something bigger like a family trip to the movies or the zoo. You're rewarding her for a job well done and for building up reading skills so she can be successful in the future.