Alphabet Books
Alphabet books are a great way to expose children to the letters of the alphabet. This way they can look at the letters and associate pictures and objects that are associated with each letter. There are alphabet books available that will also speak the alphabet and letters when pressed on. With using those type of alphabet interactive books, children are able to start to associate the sounds of the letters to the letters themselves.
Page Flipper
Most of the time while you are reading to your child, their eyes may wander and they won't be paying attention and will lose interest. While reading aloud to them, give them a job, such as being a page flipper. The children will have to pay attention to when you are done reading the words on the page so they know when to flip to the next page.