Playing with the sounds of words will help your child listen to sounds and words, and understand the importance of language. What you need: Names of objects What to do: 1. Say to your child, “I’m thinking of the sound sssss, as in sat. Can you tell me a word that begins with sssss?” Your child names one word. “Can you tell me another word that begins with sssss?”

  1. Repeat this game using different sounds. Source: America Reads Challenge: ReadWriteNow, America Reads