Heh, what do they do at school after the middle of the class masters decoding? They teach them comprehension through oral and written book reports. A few years later the class masters the basic retelling of a story, then they teach them more comprehension by explaining themes in literature and such. I think reading comprehension is one of the things they teach in school. I think they forgot to teach the early reader because if she didn't already know it then she sure wasn't ready to be taught it. C'mon. Teach those kids something.
