When should I start teaching my toddler how to read?

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I started showing picture books to my daughter when she was about 8+ months and read to her everyday for about 30 minutes or so. Eventually, I would let her finish up my sentence all the way. I'm sure it was because she could memory the storyline pretty well, but it definitely helped her in recognizing words. She started reading off everything she could see at about 5 years old, and I'm proud to say that her English teacher in Primary 1 had mentioned to me that she's amongst the better readers in her class.

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