Fact Sheet on the Importance of Reading to Infants and Young Children
American Association of Publishers
http://www.publishers.org/conference/pubinfo.cfm?PublicationID=6

Overview of Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
A joint position of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
http://www.naeyc.org/resources/position_statements/psread0.htm

What the Dormouse Said: An Accessible Guide to the Shadowy Lands Between Child Development, Reading, and Children's Literature
Dipesh Navsaria
http://www.navsaria.com/navsaria.com/Professional_files/dormouse.pdf