While phonics certainly are important to reading comprehension, IMHO a teaching technique which the article does not address is described in:
Reasons to Teach Word Stems and Roots[0]
0 - https://mrsrenz.com/reasons-to-teach-word-stems-and-roots/
Reasons to Teach Word Stems and Roots[0]
0 - https://mrsrenz.com/reasons-to-teach-word-stems-and-roots/
The article is concerned with students who find words like "rabbit" challenging, not with students figuring out "neologism".
Perhaps this comment[0] I posted earlier more directly addresses the article's intent in how to help teach reading skills.