(My first post here!) My 4 year old DD knows all the letter sounds (thanks to LeapFrog Letter Factory!) and is just beginning to sound out very simple words. Last week I made little flashcards with two letter words on them, to read 1-2 words/day (words like it, at, on, up...). She's been doing well and getting better each day (with each success). Once she does those smoothly, should I just go ahead and start a reading program? I am considering Phonics Pathways, MCP Plaid Phonics, or A Beka K5 phonics/reading/writing. I don't want to be pushy just cause I'M anxious to start! lol We're currently doing: Kumon Let's Cut Paper Kumon More Let's Fold Kumon Uppercase Letters (I have lowercase too) Kumon Numbers 1-30 Developing the Early Learner I have a little loose schedule that we follow so that we do two books/day, 4 days/week. So it's not as much work as it looks like:) Anyway, what determines reading 'readiness' and what curriculum would you use for a 4 year old? OR would you wait another year?