I was reading the Dick and Jane books at 18 months old. My mom was very active in finding ways to teach me. Such as cutting out sandpaper letters and mounting them on index cards so I could trace the letters to learn them. I also remember them getting the Hooked on Phonics records to try to help my sibs to read and found it interesting, but strange...I definitely learned sight reading, as did hubby. When I started homeschooling our kids I used a book called "An Acorn in Your Hand", combined with some phonics and lots of reading (4 out of 5 kids were severely dyslexic (as is hubby)).
I was reading the Dick and Jane books at 18 months old. My mom was very active in finding ways to teach me. Such as cutting out sandpaper letters and mounting them on index cards so I could trace the letters to learn them. I also remember them getting the Hooked on Phonics records to try to help my sibs to read and found it interesting, but strange...I definitely learned sight reading, as did hubby. When I started homeschooling our kids I used a book called "An Acorn in Your Hand", combined with some phonics and lots of reading (4 out of 5 kids were severely dyslexic (as is hubby)).