"Cued Speech" is a communication method that focuses on using a set of hand signal
"cues" to assist in the speech-reading process. The
manual signals represent certain speech sounds that are not evident on the
lips.
Cued Speech
submitted
by Shad Melton
April 28, 2003
Cued Speech is a method of
communication that came into existence in the 1960’s. It uses eight hand shapes
along with lip shapes. You communicate by using these eight hand shapes in
four locations near the mouth, in combination with the information visible on
the mouth, to make spoken language clear through vision alone (Cornett, 1992).
The hardest thing about Cued Speech is to make the signs at the same time as
the words are pronounced. But compared to most methods of communicating
with the deaf, Cued Speech is probably the easiest one to learn. One of the
biggest drawbacks is that it is not used as commonly as other methods.
Reference:
Cornett, R. Orin, Ph.D. and
Daisey, Mary Elsie, M.Ed. (1992). The Cued Speech Resource Book for Parents
of Deaf Children. Raleigh, North Carolina: national Cued Speech
Association. 17-24