First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Part 1 Early Language Acquisition: The Role of Modality and Input in the
Earliest Stages of Language Acquisition - Studies of Japanese Sign Language,
N. Masataka; Child-Directed Signing in American Sign Language, A.S.
Holzrichter and R.P. Meier; The Acquisition of Natural Signed Languages -
Lessons in the Nature of Human Language and its Biological Foundations, L.
Petitto; The Acquisition of First Signs - Place, Handshape and Movement, K.E.
Conlin et al; Principles for an Emerging Phonological System - a Case Study
of Early ASL Acquisition, P.F. Marentette and R.I. Mayberry; Early Sign
Combinations in the Acquisition of Sign Language of the Netherlands -
Evidence for Language-Specific Features, J.A. Coerts; A Reexamiantion of
"Early Exposure" and its Implications for Language Acquisition by Eye, J.P.
Morford and R.I. Mayberry. Part 2 Reading Development: Is American Sign
Language Skill Related to English Literacy?, M. Strong and P. Prinz; A Piece
of the Puzzle - ASL and Reading Comprehension in Deaf Children, R.J.
Hoffmeister; American Sign Language and Reading Ability in Deaf Children, C.
Padden; Creating an Involvement-Focused Style in Book Reading With Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Students - the Visual Way, S.M. Mather and A. Thibeault;
Theorizing About the Relationship Between ASL and Reading, C. Chamberlain and
R.I. Mayberry.
