Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Background to Bilingualism; Chapter 2 An Introduction to Bilingualism; Chapter 3 The Development of Sign Bilingual Education; Chapter 4 Sign Bilingual Policy; Part 2 Early Years Context; Chapter 5 Pre-School Support; Chapter 6 The Sign Bilingual Nursery/Foundation Stage Department; Part 3 The Classroom Context; Chapter 7 Language Use in Sign Bilingual Classrooms; Chapter 8 Sign Bilingual Approaches to Literacy Development; Chapter 9 Sign Bilingual Deaf Children’s Approaches to Writing; Chapter 10 Promoting Learning and Access to the Curriculum; Part 4 The Current Scene; Chapter 11 Current Issues;

About the Author

Pamela Knight and Ruth Swanwick coordinate and deliver the Advanced Diploma in the Education of Deaf Children (a distance education course) at the School of Education, University of Leeds.