Choose a short story. Begin by selecting two words that appear repeatedly in the story. The child's task is to remember both words. Say to the child: »I'm going to tell you two words, and you try to memorize both words. Then, I'll read the story, and you clap your hands quickly whenever you hear these words.« Whisper the two words quietly into the child's ear and then read the story. The child listens attentively and claps their hands when they hear the two remembered words. Children are also highly entertained by imitating sounds instead of clapping. In a story about a cat and a mouse, the child meows, for example, as soon as they hear the previously remembered words.