Thank you for the reminder! Yes! It was all about the arm and less of the wrist - I had totally forgotten about that! And, no, I don’t do that anymore - I’m strictly from the wrist.
I like that method they’re using now - shapes and sounds at the same time. Though I do recall being able to read before I got to school… My mom, dad, aunt or sister would sit me in their lap and read to me with the book open so I could see the words. I forget who was reading to me when - and this is what it felt like - the words literally jumped off the page and made sense. It was a magic moment!