When I was young I wasn’t into reading books. When we would visit the mall, my sister would always ask for a pocket book and I would ask for a Marvel Comics.

My sister liked reading the super long stories that would take a week to finish, but on my part, I liked the drawings of the comic and sometimes, I don’t even read the story cause I was a bit lazy. Now that I am old, I see the importance of reading.

Here are some reasons why reading is important that I saw @ www.publishers.org 

• The development of early literacy skills through early experiences with books and stories is critically linked to a child’s success in learning to read.
• Development of literacy is a continuous process that begins early in life and depends heavily on environmental influences.
• Children who are read to from an early age are more successful at learning to read.
• “…reading aloud to children is the single most important intervention for developing their literacy skills,” according to a 1985 study by the National Commission on Reading
• Early reading experiences are now recognized as being of such importance that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that “pediatricians prescribe reading activities along with other instructions given to parents at the time of well-child visits.” The President of the Academy, Dr. Robert E. Hannemann, stated: “We strongly recommend daily reading to children from six months of age.”

So don’t let your kids be like me. Make your kids interested in reading. Start out with a storybook. Read the stories to them. Make it fun, act the characters with matching voice change. Make it a habit before going to sleep. If all goes well, your kid would be the one asking you to read them a story, like my son Kyle.

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