While not claiming it as the best way to go about teaching a child to read, a common method is simply to ask a child to choose a book, and read aloud to him/her.
Pointing to the words as you read them is common. Children may begin sounding out words as you read together. Sometimes the child may like to point to words, or say a word they may recognize or know is coming next due to familiarity with the book.
Pausing to talk about the pictures and the story line, or relating something in the book to other books or to the child's lived experiences helps make connections and also role models internal conversation about what is being read.
