I am a big believer in reading for enjoyment. DD9 has been an avid reader for years, but at 3, she enjoyed someone else reading for her more. The books she wanted to learn about were too complex and frustrating for her to read on her own. She wanted to read about snakes or fossils (not stories, but scientific books)and the beginner readers would have silly story lines, so a bad match for interest.Once her reading skills caught up with her brain, I didn't need to encourage her to read.