Since I am a proponent of a balance of phonics and sight words, my experience has shown quite a bit of success in teaching young children how to read using this approach. My students have come to my sessions as young as four years old and have left reading at the Kindergarten level prior to actually entering Kindergarten. As I follow up, I have learned that these students have gone on to read at or above grade level as they progress through their educational pursuits. Three of my students ...