Cued Speech: Your Unasked Questions Answered

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Lately, there has been discussion about Cued Speech in the deaf blogosphere. I have refrained from commenting mostly because trying to explain the facts and correct the misinformation being perpetuated would have resulted in a blog-lengthy post. So, instead, I’m here to explain some major myths and facts.

Before I delve into this blog, let me highlight my background. I am a native cuer, having learned how to cue when I was a wee lassie – 3 ½ years old. Prior to that time, I was raised orally, partly because my audiograms had been inconsistent. It was not until I was three years old that my parents realized just how profound my deafness was. They knew I would never have 100% access to English through residual hearing and lipreading. They had read the research available at the time (late 1970s/early 1980s) and were understandably scared by the 3rd–4th-grade reading levels of deaf signers (of hearing parents) touted by so many. They wanted me to have a strong foundation in English, so they chose the Cued Speech approach to communication and language and have never looked back.

Two years ago, I became a certified instructor of Cued Speech. I took professional workshops and passed the written test and evaluation of my expressive cueing abilities to become certified. I have worked on a pilot study evaluating cued language transliterators, teamed with deaf cueing interns working towards instructor certification, and transcribed video clips for researchers looking at sociolinguistic features of deaf cuers. I also am a hobby linguist – I am fascinated not only by language development, but also sociolinguistics, specifically in the area of interpersonal interaction between deaf individuals who use one or more modes of communication. Additionally, I also have a master’s degree in teaching ASL as a second language and am an adjunct instructor in the World Languages department at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD.
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I have seen one on vlog and heard there is few people use that in EAST and NORTH in USA
 
I haven't yet met any Deaf people who use cueing for daily communication. I haven't even met any Deaf people who even discuss cueing experiences or education. I'm not saying that they aren't out there. I'm just saying I've never met any on my interpreting assignments, at Silent Dinners, at state NAD affiliate conferences, in any educational settings, social events, etc.

Several years ago, I attended an interpreters' workshop on cueing. The demonstrator was a terp with public school cueing experience. She told us that just one school in our state used cueing in their instruction.

My impression about cueing has always been that it was a useful tool for improving speech skills. I never thought it was supposed to be a widespread mode of daily communication between hearing and Deaf people, or even between Deaf and Deaf.

Maybe it depends on the geographical region. :dunno:
 
I've seen a few "Cues on Tap" events in various parts of they country analogous to silent suppers, but the population size doesn't seem like it could support very many of them. I suspect, though, that it has more to do with the cultural reaction to cueing. Cueing is associated in many peoples' minds with oralism and all the negative feelings that brings with it, so someone who cues is not necessarily going to mention that if they're in a social context that revolves around ASL.
 
Reba said:
I haven't yet met any Deaf people who use cueing for daily communication. I haven't even met any Deaf people who even discuss cueing experiences or education. I'm not saying that they aren't out there. I'm just saying I've never met any on my interpreting assignments, at Silent Dinners, at state NAD affiliate conferences, in any educational settings, social events, etc.

Several years ago, I attended an interpreters' workshop on cueing. The demonstrator was a terp with public school cueing experience. She told us that just one school in our state used cueing in their instruction.

My impression about cueing has always been that it was a useful tool for improving speech skills. I never thought it was supposed to be a widespread mode of daily communication between hearing and Deaf people, or even between Deaf and Deaf.



Maybe it depends on the geographical region. :dunno:
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My impression that it was a tool used for reading and writing. Same here, never met a cuer.

If it is supposed to help deaf/hoh people communicate with hearing people in general, arent the hearing people supposed to know how to cue too
 
shel90 said:
My impression that it was a tool used for reading and writing. Same here, never met a cuer.

If it is supposed to help deaf/hoh people communicate with hearing people in general, arent the hearing people supposed to know how to cue too
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I do not agree with Cued Speech.. i had looked at the video..she kept covering her mouth with fingers.. i could not read lips....
 
What is it with the CS threads popping up in all the forums? They're everywhere, and all of them say the same thing. Does this poster make a kick back for every thing he posts about CS?
 
jillio said:
What is it with the CS threads popping up in all the forums? They're everywhere, and all of them say the same thing. Does this poster make a kick back for every thing he posts about CS?
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no and the person is a she. Nothing wrong with sharing informations on AD. You need to quit whining.
 
Well i see few AD are agure after CS. For me, Telecommuntion is enough for me understand than using CS.

I am not sure how that works with that kind of fingers over cheek or mouth. I know someone do that and it take time for me understand her.

I am PSE with lip read. ASL/SEE mixed signer.
 
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