making sense of letters

Can you think of many things more important than making sense of letters.  Ahh the world you opened when it all came together.  In my opinion of reading, writing and arithmatic, the most important of these would have to be reading, it only makes sense.  I pray that all my grandchildren will love to bury themselves into an adventure, and my promise to them is to do everthing I can to  promote that.  Making sense of letters, mmmmm what a gift.