Nature vs nurture is a fun topic. The above topic reminded me how I learned to read. No where near as advanced as they, but nightly my dad would read to me and often the same book, the little prince. I was four or younger. I noticed that the words correlated with what is said, and I began seeking forward for shorter two and three letter words and was excited when I acurately picked out the right upcoming words. The words got bigger and I realized the link between letters and sounds. Exposure is important. Related somewhat to the article: my first memory is around 18 months old and involved knowing a good guy toy was to be punched and I found it odd that you would "hurt" the good guy.
