We even need to be able to read to play many of the board games now available on the market. Games such as Monopoly, Who wants to be a Millionaire, and Pictionary. Even many of the computer games require some level of reading in order to work the games. When you read to your children, you show them that you appreciate the written word. You set an example for them that no one else can.
Children are more inapt to want to read when they see their parents reading.
It doesn t matter that your children may one day become a better reader than you, what matters is that you teach them to love the written word. From reading the written word through books, comics, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, journals, and yes, even on the internet. The written word can transform an ordinary day into a day full of adventure. It can also teach you how to have a better relationship with your God or significant other. The written word can teach you how to become a better parent or how to handle a troubled child.