A 1998 study from the National Research Council that tracks reading difficulties in children finds that consistent access to books and other reading materials can increase children s motivation to read and help them keep pace academically with their peers. When you read to your children, it lets them know you love them. It encourages them to become a better reader, as well as a life-long reader. Reading helps to sculpt a child's imagination and it's a way of passing on your values to them. Reading to your children will help them in school and learning will be more satisfying for them.
Reading helps children build self-esteem, and helps plant the seed for success later in life.
Your children's future teachers will love you for it and, most importantly, so will your children.