When you start to teach your child to read have a look at some phonic websites 

The best phonic game sites that my kids like to play are Starfall and Genkienglish, a site out of Japan in English. There are many other phonic game sites to teach kids phonics including, the PBS kids site, Game Goo, Scholastic and Sadlier-Oxford. 

A lot of the games seem very simple but the kids love them and that is what matters. Also there is a lot of variety as your child can play the same game on many different sites but the words sounds and site design are different so your child is less likely to get bored. 

I try to take what my child has learnt on the website by adding the Montessori sandpaper letter approach. I make up the same words the child has been playing in the game and then I get the child to trace the words or phonic sounds with the sandpaper letters. This helps to implant what the child has learnt in her brain as the child can feel the shape of the letters. Just playing the games is okay but adding the sandpaper letters keeps you involved in helping your child to read. Also the sandpaper letters are a good add-on to what your child is learning at school.