TY - BOOK AU - Chamberlain,Charlene AU - Morford,Jill Patterson AU - Mayberry,Rachel I. TI - Language acquisition by eye SN - 0805829377 AV - HV2474 .L33 2000 U1 - 419 21 PY - 2000/// CY - Mahwah, N.J. PB - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates KW - Sign language KW - Language acquisition N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface; R.I. Mayberry, J.P. Morford, C. Chamberlain --; Foreword; D.I. Slobin, N. Hoiting --; Part I; Early Language Acquisition --; The Role of Modality and Input in the Earliest Stage of Language Acquisition: Studies of Japanese Sign Language; N. Masataka --; Child-Directed Signing in American Sign Language; A.S. Holzrichter, R.P. Meier --; The Acquisition of Natural Signed Languages: Lessons in the Nature of Human Language and Its Biological Foundations; L.A. Petitto --; The Acquisition of First Signs: Place, Handshape, and Movement; K.E. Conlin, G.R. Mirus, C. Mauk, R.P. Meier --; Principles for an Emerging Phonological System: A Case Study of Early ASL Acquisition; P.F. Marentette, R.I. Mayberry --; Early Sign Combinations in the Acquisition of Sign Language of the Netherlands: Evidence for Language-Specific Features; J.A. Coerts --; A Reexamination of "Early Exposure" and Its Implications for Language Acquisition by Eye; J.P. Morford, R.I. Mayberry --; Part II; Reading Development --; Is American Sign Language Skill Related to English Literacy?; M. Strong, 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, C. Ramsey --; Creating an Involvement-Focused Style in Book Reading With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: The Visual Way; S.M. Mather, A. Thibeault --; Theorizing About the Relationship Between American Sign Language and Reading; C. Chamberlain, R.I. Mayberry ER -