Don't leave it to random teaching methods to start your child on the important life path of reading.  This book continues the advice of Rudolf Flesch, the author of "Why Johnny Can't Read" and "Why Johnny Is Still Not Reading" to use sequential phonics training to jumpstart your child's reading before school entrance.  The book also advises sight word reinforcement and meaning extraction training even at the beginning reading stages.  Appendex A provides beginning Phonics examples.  The book also gives advice for School Proofing "Special Needs" students.