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As printed in Hearing Health, volume 21:1,
Spring 2005
 Cued
Speech
- Makes spoken languages visually accessible
- Provides building blocks for literacy
- Integrates vision and hearing
- Adapts to almost 60 languages and dialects
Cued Speech is a phonemic-based, visual communication
system that, in English, uses eight handshapes in four
different locations to make cues for consonant-vowel
syllables.
Handshapes represent groups of consonants, and placements
and movements of the hand around the face represent
groups of vowels. These combinations, along with the
mouth movements of speech, provide a visual cue as to
which consonants and vowels are being spoken. By adding
facial expressions and changing the force and speed
of cues, people who are Deaf or hard of hearing can
experience a rich and complex visual language similar
to spoken language.
The National Cued Speech Association (NCSA) champions
effective communication, language acquisition and literacy
through the use of Cued Speech. If you are interested
in learning Cued Speech, contact the NCSA about lessons
on DVD which follow a lipreading format. NCSA also offers
cue camps, classes and has regionally-based private
instructors.
National Cued Speech Association
and NCSA Bookstore
800-459-3529 V/TTY
info@cuedspeech.org
www.cuedspeech.org
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