Definitely try Little Reader - I found showing pictures after the words on Little Reader held my daughters attention well.
With my daughter I have tried a wide range of techniques to hold her attention as she is very active. Here are a few of them (all done with flashcards)
1. Sticking words onto the object they name - they will see the word often then and will not have to pay attention - its just pointed out to them regularly
2. Teach words that really interest your child and particularly ones which involve a favourite object (eg my daughter loved to grab her teddy when I showed her the word teddy and more recently I have shown verbs I know she can likes to do)
3. I made words and covered them in contact so that they can be dumped in the bath during bath time and then read them to her during the bath - they can also be wetted on one side and stuck on the tiles this way and my daughter loves dumping them under the water.
4. Try jumping onto the words as you read them to make it a game.
5. Flash the cards very fast and then pick your child up and swing him around - eventually they come to associate the flashing sessions with a fun physical moment after its over (this worked for the maths cards with my child)
6. Play peek a boo while showing the words - hide behind the word card and jump out as you read it
7. Get your childs favourite toy animal to "read" the words too - and make sure the toy is really interested when you do so.
8. Do a walk outside and show him the words as you see the objects or do the action (eg show him a tree and show him the word at the same time)
9. Get his toy truck to deliver the word to another excited adult in the house - and make sure you read it before it gets put in the truck and when the truck gets to the next adult.
10. Stick a new word on the wall in the same place every night and show it to your child in the morning - they learn that there will be a new word there every morning and eventually go there themselves to find out what the new word is and ask you to read it to them (well that is the idea

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Basically keep it fun and exciting and your child will enjoy it. Good luck and welcome to the forums.