I am full of questions lately!
My DS6 is PG. He taught himself to read literally overnight when he was 4 years 8 months old. Just woke up reading and within a couple months he was reading chapter books silently. No instruction.
My DD4.5 really wants to read like her brother. She asks me to teach her all the time. We read all day long, there are TONS of books and other print in our home. I see the benefit of independent reading when I observe DS. No matter how much I read to him, he can read more.
My question... did any of you teach children to read? Pros/cons? What did you use? Etc. Thanks!