Originally Posted by Mana
for the 2 to 3 year olds who are beginning to read, I would feel more comfortable going whole language and focusing on the the love of literature rather than doing the little decodable books.

Do you mean to imply that parents can't do both?

Originally Posted by Mana
If we were to work on skills, I'd be working on their phonemic awareness using rhyming books and games.

From what I've seen, reading builds confidence in reading in a way that listening and playing games cannot. YMMV.