I read well before kindergarten. My older sister taught me.
I did see Spot run. See Dick and Jane in the first grade. We didn’t have kindergarten in our school system then. I was stunned to hear third grade as a goal. Sheesh.
First word I remember making out was “Motel”. I thought it was a shop that sold airplane models. Cool, I thought. Well, in those days, “Neato”. That was before kindergarten - it happens.