I taught my daughter how to read using Sam Blumenfeld’s ALPHAPHONICS. She was four years old, we did a chapter a day for 20 minutes a day. 3 months later, she could read any book I gave her. REAL Phonics works! ALPHAPHONICS sells for maybe 25 dollars. If I can teach my kid how to read, ANYONE can teach a kid how to read well.
I met Sam Blumenfeld a few years ago, and thanked him for teaching my daughter how to read.
Phonic work for SOME people, not all. Dyslexics cannot learn phonics. There brains don’t associate letters with sounds. It’s like a short circuit. There is no one type learning that works for everyone.
Heck, my two year old grandson can read every word that he can say, but he doesn’t know his alphabet, yet.
I used Alphaphonics for those of my children who didn’t wake up reading on their own before I thought about teaching them. It is very effective. I used to have two copies, but gave one to another FReeper a while back. I still have one if I need it with Tax-chickadee #9.