Kids Can’t Fly with Training Wheels
Phonetically regular books with titles like “Nat the Fat Cat” and “Al and Sally are Pals” are the equivalent of training wheels for reading. And literacy training wheels, like bicycle training wheels, are a hindrance, not a help, when kids are learning to read or ride.
Robots or Readers?
Have you ever had a computer or phone read something to you from the screen? This is a trick question. Think about your answer.