A descriptive study examined whether reading aloud to children regularly would have an effect on creating independent readers. Subjects, 269 preschool through third-grade students in Cranford, New Jersey, were given a questionnaire to be completed by the parents. Ninety-one questionnaires representing 200 children (ranging in age from 3 months to 17 years of age) were returned for a response rate of 34%. Results indicated that a strong background of being read aloud to beginning during infancy had a positive effect on children's choices to read independently in their leisure time. (Eleven tables of data are included; 30 references, the cover letter to parents, and the questionnaire are attached.) (Author/RS)