I suspect that when most people state that their child read at a particular age, and that age is early, they are talking about decoding CVC type words. But I agree with you, there are different degrees of "reading" which is why I always qualify my statements by saying things like:
He could decode CVC words at age two.
He could read fluently on a first grade level at age three.
He could read anything you put in front of him, not necessarily with full understanding, at age 6.
Last edited by Kai; 05/22/17 06:07 AM.