BS! The first word I read was from a sign in a commercial!
I can still remember the elation I felt that day when I made the connection and realized that I could, and actually was, reading.
I learned that word and many other from listening and watching television. Commercials were my first reader. I didn't have any idea who "Spot" was or that he could run much less who "Dick and Jane" were.
Christ on a cross you even recognize TV as a source of educational material, though in a dissimilar manner. Television Teaches What Public Schools Used To
Whole word reading does work. I taught both of my kids that way and they were well above all of their classmates from day one. The problem with whole word reading is that teachers either do it wrong or they don't have enough time as it is a very time consuming process and advances vary from child to child. It isn't one size fits all.
And as far as the amphetamine or methylphenidate stimulant drugs being used on children...somebody lost their damn mind!
Having said that, much of your "2)" is so absurd I'm not even going to bother replying. You'll probably take it the wrong way and you'll be just one more "hurt" member. However, if you really want me to chime in I will.
BTW, my "whole word" daughter wound up being her class valedictorian. My son did well too, though not as well as her.