That's the beginning. My son first put all the magnetic letters everywhere. Then he identifies the words on the book. Then some day he could read.

Your kid is still young. My son began to know how to write numbers and letters when he was 3. Now you see after one year
he could read aloud some books.

It is easier for kids to learn English than other language. I only guess. Since I notice my son just can pronouce the words and identify the words, which is quite different from his native language.

Nice chatting with you.