Help your child learn to read simple words by using context. Merely encouraging her to read by memorizing spellings of basic words has its limits as far as the ability to retain the spelling long after, is concerned.

Ty this simple trick to help reading by enabling her to familiarize herself with the shapes of common objects.

Take 6 cards and write out the name of a particular object on each one- for instance, door, window, bed, lamp, etc. Focus on simple easy to identify objects around the house, for now.

Now, place these cards on the corresponding objects. Stick each on the door, window pane, or tape to your bed. Let them stay this way for a week.

During this period, regularly point out the cards to your child and help her identify the words.

After a week, remove the cards.

Take a piece of paper, and list out the names of all the 6 objects.

Ask your preschooler to match the word on each card with the word on the list.

Repeat the process the following week with another set of 6 cards.

Increase the difficulty of the words as you go along.

This activity helps her learn words by understanding the appearance of the objects themselves, and helps establish a more solid foundation for learning words later.

Enjoy, and let me know how it goes!