I think the sight reader/spelling thing must be more complicated than it seems. I was definitely a sight reader when I learned to read (my mom has stories that reflect this) but I've always been an excellent speller. My DD also clearly learned by sight (although phonetic rules were singing backup) and is a fantastic speller, following very much in my footsteps. I don't know about DS; he doesn't write much yet. But he started as a phonetic reader, so it should be interesting to compare.
You know, I was always good at spelling, too (but since any success achieved has been nulled by typing on a phone or kindle). I have no idea what type of reader I was. My dh is an awful speller -here's hoping ds takes after his mom on this one.
