I am sure they have changed curriculum overs years, but I was born in 86 west coast canada. I learned using phonics. We have been introducing our daughter to

I am sure they have changed curriculum overs years, but I was born in 86 west coast canada. I learned using phonics. We have been introducing our daughter to phonics for a few months now (16 months old). I am suprised to read in this article that it's not part of American curriculum... very strange indeed. Every toy, video, for english alphabet we have/seen has a phonics component