So, parenting does matter. Apparently, an admission that the government can’t raise kids better than parents do.
I have researched over a dozen educational programs to teach children to read. Some of them are quite costly. People may argue for phonics, whole words, sight words, singing, or other methods. But I have found that the most effective way to teach a child to read is to sit them down in your lap and read to them.
It doesn’t even require a parent to do it; a grandparent can do it as well.