Fascinating.
Both I and my sisters learned phonetically; however, one sister is dyslexic and she has a strongly dyslexic son.
Apparently, a font has been developed to help people who have dyslexia:
https://www.dyslexiefont.com/en/typeface/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-font-that-helps-dyslexics-read-better/