DS is almost 4 and reads well for his age, but I think he wouldn't read at all if a parent was always available to do it. He gets the most practice on our multitude of daily car trips. There is a real hump with reading from struggling through a basic story, to reading for the enjoyment of the story or to really learn about a favorite subject, he is getting past that now and probably thanks to the car when there is nothing better to do.
Our current car assortment is a couple of the lift-the-flap "See Inside" Usborne books (which actually have short but real text on or under each flap), for example their atlas one, DK books, some picture-type story books. I find DS doesn't like to read long stories in the car as it's a little harder to keep one's place while the car is moving, for the car DS likes books that you can open at any page.
Polly
