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Count me in for "Parents encouraged me to read". I learned to read very early, which was unusual back in the late 60s. My kindergarten teacher was amazed that I could read. I remember we had picture books with no words in kindergarten. I guess the idea was to introduce us to the idea of stories on paper, which assumes there's been no exposure to books.
We had a lot of books in the house, which was good because the nearest public library was two towns over and the nearest bookstore was 60 miles away (which just might justify assuming the kids have had no exposure to books). I devoured the small library at school had, and I always liked when the bookmobile came by. The day for ordering Scholastic books was always a big deal. I usually ordered science books. I do remember those occasions when I got to go to B. Dalton's and going to the science fiction store, not knowing what books were worth getting. In the school library, I just read whatever was available.
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