[Ron C.]

It’s called deliberate dumbing-down - and yes, it is a monumental deliberate crime that deserves to be prosecuted for what it was and is.

[GAB-1955]

My sister-in-law, who is NOT a liberal but IS a special education teacher, points out whole word does help some students before phonics. But I think a mix between the two processes is the most pragmatics approach.

I can't recall learning how to read myself; I could read at two years old.