Cued Speech

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Developed in 1966 by R. Orin Cornett of Gallaudet University, cued speech is a form of [visual] [communication] used primarily with [deaf] children. The basis of cued speech is eight [handshape]s in four locations around the [mouth]. Because bat and mat look much the same on the lips, the appropriate handshapes are used to indicate whether the initial sound is b or m. Cued speech also makes [lipreading] easier for adults who have lost their [hearing], and has even been used for [phonics] instruction with hearing children.

Cued speech is generally used in a [mainstreaming] program, with the [teacher] or, more likely, an [interpreter] (often called a "[transliterate|transliterator]" in the cued speech [community]) providing the handshapes. Typically children who receive their [education] through cued speech have an easier time grasping [English] and developing [literacy] than children learning through [sign language] alone. <P> Source: http://www.cuedspeech.com/