 Slow down dad, Kirsty Tate called, you're leaving us behind. Sorry Mr Tate stopped and waited for Kirsty. I think it's really important that if parents or grandparents or carers can that they do read with their children every day. I'm a mum now and I try to read with my little boy who's five every day. I find that bedtime is a really good opportunity while they're settling down. Very important children are encouraged to read very often at home. They do it without knowing. They read from websites, from magazines, from books, from recipes. Every single day they need the skill of reading. Reading is really important as a way of learning about new things, perhaps about a new country even, or learning about a time, a period in time. I like reading to relax, to escape from the things that are happening every day and perhaps take me to a whole new world. I used to really enjoy reading adventure books as a child, particularly those by Enid Blyton. I did used to get through an awful lot of them. They really fired up my imagination and I would often take the things that I'd read about to my friends and we perhaps go out and start up a club or go on a treasure hunt as a result of something that we'd read. Everybody has the right to read. Reading with your child just ten minutes a day will make a huge difference to their ability. Reading is the perfect gift. If you've got access to a website, go to www.betterreading.co.uk.