> small steps first, letters, then words, then sentences, then ideas. And finally, after mastering reading, one can try writing one's own ideas. Just a nitpick

> small steps first, letters, then words, then sentences, then ideas. And finally, after mastering reading, one can try writing one's own ideas. Just a nitpick. You say one should first master reading, then master writing. But I think both go together; I would just reverse the logical order of the two concepts (small steps and reading-then-writing): - read letters - write letters - read words - write words - read sentences - write sentences - read ideas - write ideas Of course, it is not a fixed frame either, but it gives the main idea.