Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Introduction: Pedagogy in sign language as first, second, and additional language; A history of sign language research and practice; Recent developments in sign language pedagogy; The Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy; Considerations on terminology; Part I Standards; 1 Standards in sign language pedagogy; Introduction; Theoretical perspectives; Standards in sign language pedagogy; Standards for curriculum; Standards for instruction; Standards for assessment
Looking backTheoretical perspectives; Language considerations for sign language as L1; Demographics of deaf and hard of hearing children; Program considerations for TPPs; Looking around: international perspectives; Who offers L1 sign language TPPs?; How are L1 sign language teachers qualified?; Current issues in L1 sign language teacher qualification and development; Pedagogical applications; L1 sign language TPP at the University of Cologne; German sign language linguistics I and II; Deaf studies; Sign language curriculum development; Sign language assessment; E-portfolio; Future trends
Future research studiesFuture pedagogical practices; Note; References; 3 L1 sign language teaching approaches and strategies; Introduction; Theoretical perspectives; Sign language as the natural L1 of deaf children; Cummins' Interdependence Hypothesis; Pedagogical practices; A history of pedagogical practices; Current pedagogical practices; Sign bilingual education: key components and variables; Sign language as the primary language of deaf learners; Sign language as an academic subject; Sign language as a language of instruction; Instructional strategies
Spoken language and written language as L2Communication practices in bilingual classrooms; Bilingual learners' pooling of resources; Deaf learners' diverse cultural affiliations; Future trends; Future research studies; Future pedagogical applications; References; 4 Using L1 sign language to teach reading; Introduction; Theoretical perspectives; Deaf bilingual, L1 and L2/Ln, and bilingual strategies; Reading theories: An international perspective; Cross-language transfer; Language ability and processing; Language access; Neurolinguistics and visual-based processing (VSP); Deaf epistemology