Defining early reading as reading that occurs prior to the time that a child begins formal schooling, this annotated bibliography contains references on the topic from a variety of sources that include journals, books, conference proceedings, ERIC documents, dissertations, and theses and that represent the research in a number of countries. The entries cover a wide range of subjects related to early reading, such as the bilingual child, cognitive development in early readers, early reading instruction, responsive environments for young children, teaching reading by machines, the role of parents in early reading, the effects of early reading on reading achievement, and positive and negative arguments regarding the value of early reading instruction. (MAI)