Hi erins mom. I know exactly how you feel.I am still confused though, but I read a summary of Glenn Doman's method. He says that reading should be the first thing that you teach your child. Although there are lots of methods, suggestions, and books on how to and what to do, I realized that all of them have showing flashcards to your baby. I am still waiting for my LR but at the meantime I made my own flashcards. I would use them side by side with the LR because I am a little late in teaching her how to read. Just decide where you want to begin there is no right or wrong when it comes to teaching your child. Here is the link where I got the summary of the method
http://www.childandme.com/glenn-domans-method-teaching-baby-read-brief/