Volume 4, Number 4, 2000 Contents: E. Geva, L. Verhoeven, Introduction: The Development of Second Language Reading in Primary Children--Research Issues and Trends. P. Cormier, S. Kelson, The Roles of Phonological and Syntactic Awareness in the Use of Plural Morphemes Among Children in French Immersion. L. Wade-Woolley, E. Geva, Processing Novel Phonemic Contrasts in the Acquisition of L2 Word Reading. L. Verhoeven, Components in Early Second Language Reading and Spelling. J.F. Carlisle, M.M. Beeman, The Effects of Language of Instruction on the Reading and Writing Achievement of First-Grade Hispanic Children.