I have always surrounded my kids with books and immersed them in reading form a very young age. I would even read to my son when he was a couple weeks old. To this day at 16 years old, he is an avid reader and plows through books. Reading is such an important skill and one that can bring so much pleasure as well. As parents, we must make reading a part of our kids lives so that they will hopefully adopt it as a part of who they are. As a teacher, I spend a great deal of time encouraging parents to read with their kids and set the example for them.