[expat2]

I don't fully agree. My children learned themselves to read at 4 years on my knee -- one of them used phonetics and one of them used the whole word approach. The former was able to handle new words better, while the latter read faster on words that were not new.

I think children should be allowed to use whichever approach works best for them.

[narses]

I don't fully agree.

People with sense do not agree with this drivel.

I think children should be allowed to use whichever approach works best for them.

Different folks learn differently. Congrats, sense!