In an article by Marcia Invernizzi (http://www.reading.org/reading-today/research/post/lrp/2014/10/09/shoul…-) the recommendation to "engage children in the kinds of purposeful activities that lead to a concept of word in text" is discussed. One strategy mentioned is finger-pointing. Learn more here http://pals.virginia.edu/stage/pdfs/login/Reading_in_VA_COW_2009.pdf