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.
