Actually, while one child's reading development may look differently than another's, with the exception of some type of reading issues (deficits in phonological or orthographic processing, hyperlexia etc..) reading does develop the same in most children. It is an overflow of language development and exceptional readers generally take the same path to reading. They may do so on a different timeline but they follow the same steps. Sorry if I am not drawn in by anecdotal evidence but I would have given this article no weight if this teachers anecdotal experiences were not consistent with current empirically validated research. I think it is important to remember that very gifted children are outliers and not take offense to an article that is obviously not meant to address their experience.
