1. We practice with these little plates I made. Very easy to do: simply get a pack of dollar store plates and cut small slits around the entire plate. We use one with upper and one with lowercase letters but the possibilities are endless. You can do this to practice numbers, sight words, etc.
2. We practice reading leveled books. Kaitlyn is currently reading level "A" books. They are simple sight word books with one sentence on each page using repetitions of sight words. For example, "I see the Tiger."
4. Make it fun! Play games. Kaitlyn loves when we take turns drawing a picture and guessing what it is. For example, I will say, I am making a picture that starts with the letter or sound "U." I will draw an umbrella.
Another idea we we is use Foam Letters in the bathtub. I show her the letter and if she says the right sound she sticks it on the side of the tub (or on herself).
5. We also do simple flash cards. You can have your son/daughter go on a "letter/sound hunt" around the house. Pick a card from the deck and look for something with the same sound. For example, if he/she pulls the letter K, look for something in the house with that sound.
