Reading and children

So I have the training of a teacher, I have the mind of a teacher; I am constantly trying to figure out how I would teach something.  When I went to teacher's college, boys and reading was a big issue.  Here are some facts:

The number one factor in how well children do in school is the mother reading to their child.
The number two factor is the father reading to their child.
Boys sometimes don't start reading until grade 4.
Boys, on the whole, benefit from entering the school system a year late, provided that they spend their fifth year outside as often as possible out in nature.
Reading does not have to be novels.  Reading can be newspapers, magazines or instruction manuals, that is whatever they are interested.  If they want they should be able to do a book report on a motorcycle manual.
Boys in particular, but everyone benefits from learning by example.  During silent reading time, teachers should be reading silently in a readily visible place, if a book report is written on every book read, the teacher should comply too.  If there is a page count of books read during the year, the teacher should be doing it too.  Leading by example let's the students know that it really is important using reading time to catchup on marking or paperwork or class planning is not allowed.

Parents at home should read to their children.  While the child is being read to, all the other adults should be visibly reading as well.  Not reading tells the child that reading is not important.  It does not matter what you are reading, only that you are reading.