[Reddy]

Phonics is the only way to teach reading.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Having taught my three teens to read, I say a parent can teach their own kids to read after school, after dinner and weekends while the public school teachers have their day time.

It was really really fun and easy. Seton Home Study.

[Mogger]

And there are sets of phonics rules that have been forgotten since the last they were taught, in the 1840s and 1850s.

The silent letter rules and the substitute letter rules.

I just tried to post them here, but it didn't work out in a readable form, so I'll link to a part of one of my websites, where I have them in "cheat sheet" form:

Phonics Index

They are free for anyone to use.

[PA Engineer]

Phonics is the only way to teach reading.

Agreed.