Use flash cards to develop letter recognition. Go over the cards with your child until she starts to recognize some of the letters. Show her a card and ask her what the letter is. Let her guess then say the name of the letter, the sound it makes and a word beginning with that letter; for instance, if the letter is "A," you can say "A, aaahhh, apple." Repeat this process with all the cards.
Play memory with flash cards when your child is familiar with uppercase letters and begins working on the lower case. Mix uppercase and lowercase cards together and lay them face down on the table. You and your child can take turns choosing cards, attempting to match the uppercase letters with their lowercase counterparts. Repeat the phonetics and say a word that begins with the letter when a match is found. Allow your child to say the sound and think of a word himself; help him only when needed.
Play "I Spy" letter games at home, at the park or in the car. Begin by saying, "I spy an A!" and wait for your child to find the letter then let her suggest a letter to find. Several children can play a variation of this game in the car, looking at the license plates on passing cars, bumper stickers and road signs. The first child can find an A, the second a B and so forth.
Give your child a coloring sheet each day, showing a letter and an object that starts with that letter, such as an apple and the letter A or a spoon with the letter S. Let your child color the pictures; your child will color five pages each week. After coloring on Friday, give your child the real objects. On the first week place an apple, a ball, a toy car, a dandelion and an egg on the table. Tell your child what letter each object starts with, then scramble the objects and have your child put them back in alphabetical order.