Got me thinking about how I learned. Definitely wasn't cueing, even though I was in the late 90s - early 2000s cohort.
Lots of spelling tests, and A gamified computer program. Can't remember the name, but it was A system with quizzes for literally thousands of books that tested your reading comprehension and rewarded points for how well you performed. Entirely optional. I remember I and one other kid were miles out ahead of everyone else. So much so that we started to run out of big point books to read.
It's curious that this article never mentions the Hooked on Phonics program. It was always being advertised on TV 20 years ago.
Lots of spelling tests, and A gamified computer program. Can't remember the name, but it was A system with quizzes for literally thousands of books that tested your reading comprehension and rewarded points for how well you performed. Entirely optional. I remember I and one other kid were miles out ahead of everyone else. So much so that we started to run out of big point books to read.
It's curious that this article never mentions the Hooked on Phonics program. It was always being advertised on TV 20 years ago.
Edit: the program was Accelerated Reader. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Reader