What is the best age and way to introduce reading in kids?  

I would start reading to my child at about 2 and start teaching them to read at about 5.

you need to get him to read. I'm surprised the school hasn't said something to you about him having trouble! Kids who have trouble reading struggle in school, and really should be put in smaller classrooms. Sorry but it must be said. You can set an example by letting him see you read. Read to him for 15 min in a day. Then if he really has trouble reading, get a starter book with very easy words and let him read to you. Help him if he needs it. You can find starter books anywhere. How does he do on site words? if you need any other help or suggestions you can message me.

Not every one loves to read. I always read a variety of stories to the kids at bedtime, not just sleeping time stories. My oldest son was reading by the age of 2 but his brother didn't learn to read on his own until he was almost 8. They're both avid readers but for the younger son the key was finding books he wanted to read by himself. Does your son want to read by himself? You might take him to the library and let him pick out a few books he wants to read. You can still read to him at night but in my opinion, you should read more than just sleeping time books at bedtime. A good adventure read a little every night for a few months is a great creativity builder. :)

As early as the age of three, you may introduce reading to a child according to their interest. Never force them to read, they will learn it gradually but you can introduce reading to them systematically. Choose a book that is colorful or you think that they will like. Keep a poster in his room like the alphabets, etc... so that he may be familiarize with it.

You are right, forcing him to sit and read for an hour everyday would slowly make it a chore and not something to be enjoyed.

Some things though to perhaps help encourage him to read. Try finding books about things he's already interested in. Start with simple ones and build from there. Or you can find a book that is bigger and read to him a chapter at a time. For example about that age my brother read to me The Hobbit. He read a chapter a night to me until it was done. Make a list up of things he likes already. Go to the library or a big book store and find some books that have those items in it.

Let him read at his own pace. If he does start reading more, the better his reading will get in time. He'll get to the stories with more values and such that his father would like to once he can appreciate them.

four years old is good

toadys time child can start reading at the age of 3 , becuase by this time has even learnt some nams lik dad plz chiz ,
mom i want jam
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I think a kid should read at 6 years or before. But it depends a lot of his parents, and how educated are them.

Well, my little sister is three. And even before she came out of the womb I've been reading to her. I think kids should be taught from when they're little, and be asked what they'd like to read and not to be forced. And they should see others around the house doing it too.

Its good that you read that will be a good way to convince your kid to read.., dont force him to read it will make him be less interested... ask him his interest and buy the books that interest him... I started to read to my son when he was still a baby and I usually ask him what he likes to read and thats what we read. about the words... my dad thought me that If I have a word that I cant understand i will underline it and we both look it out in the dictionary and understand it... it will increase your childs vocabulary... try to make him read stories that are not too long, something that he could finish in an hour or less at first then after he is hooked up thats the time you give him something of an epic in nature or something of moral value... this is what my dad did to me... first novel I read after some interesting stories ... Lord of the Rings... finished the hobbits when I was just 7 years old (with the help of my dad of course, just imagine the book... its full of underlines becuase of the words that I could not understand at that time) I still like reading books until now and I did it to my son too... now he starts with simple fairy tales...