>> "I also find it very hard to believe that reading to your young kids causes them to be high academic achievers" My guess is that reading to them at a young

>> "I also find it very hard to believe that reading to your young kids causes them to be high academic achievers" My guess is that reading to them at a young age teaches them that reading can be fun. It probably means that as they get older they will look at reading as a fun activity - something they want to do - and not something boring. And I'd guess that someone who reads performs better academically than someone who doesn't.