It really is interesting how children learn to read in such a variety of ways. I am sure that many read along and follow the words. Some parents point to the words as they read. I never did that, and was surprised to find that my DS was following along at a really young age. Now he corrects me all the time when I am reading fast or half asleep and say the wrong words, so he still follows along at times. my DS4 completely taught himself to read, but interestingly he seemed to learn from a variety of ways..some from memorization of words, and others phonetically. He seemed to do it simultaneously at a very young age. Whenever he learns a new word, he never forgets it in reading, it's all very interesting. And I work with elementary children in an inner city school and some struggle significantly with reading. It is amazing how reading comes about in all different ways at all different times.
