Cued Speech

[DanieTerp]

I was just curious what everyone thinks about Cued Speech. What do you know about it? Do you think it's good for Deaf children or not?

 

[Boult]

Those such answers are in
http://www.alldeaf.com/deaf-education/

or you can check all loml's threads; http://www.alldeaf.com/search.php?searchid=1595086

 

[shel90]

I think it can be a good tool for reading and writing but not as a language itself.

 

[Boult]

And you may want to read this blog post as well;
DeafDC Blog » Cued Speech: Your Unasked Questions Answered

 

[Tousi]

And I found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plPw4H-ZsMg

 

[deafdyke]

Yes....It's a great inbetween tool, to fill the communication toolbox.
I don't think it should be used as a primary language, but its a good "bridge" and a good way for dhh kids to learn how to read via phonetics.

 

[Reba]

I agree with Shel90 and deafdyke.

 

[BearBeauty]

As someone who started out learning cued speech, it's a great tool to learn lipreading and how speech works. But as a permanent solution, it has it's drawbacks. The fact you're using one hand more than the other to make the movements, can be a problem.

I used it for 3 years, before I learned sign language. So I do recommend using it to teach lipreading and speech. But once the child or person has mastered speech and lipreading, I'd move on to sign langauge.

 

[highlands]

And you may want to read this blog post as well;
DeafDC Blog » Cued Speech: Your Unasked Questions Answered

Thanks for the link. Excellent source