| Cued speech is a system of communication to | | | | grammatical structure and syntax, whereas Cued |
| supplement lip reading by the use of hand signals near | | | | Speech is merely an addition to spoken English. |
| the mouth. It is used by people with a learning, speech, | | | | The outcomes of cued speech use; |
| communication and language needs. It is comprised of | | | | - Audition. Because Cueing your speech improves the |
| eight hand shapes formed at four locations around the | | | | processing of auditory information, it breaks down the |
| mouth to make sounds visible, and is used to | | | | confusion from incomplete and distorted sound. The |
| differentiate sounds that appear similar on the lips, such | | | | individual can then improve their speech discrimination |
| as 'p' and 'b'. | | | | significantly. |
| Although the technique uses hand shapes to convey | | | | - Cochlear Implants and Speech that is Cued. |
| meaning, it is not a replacement to American or British | | | | Research indicates that if children who already use |
| sign language. It isn't a sign language; it is a manual | | | | cued speech then get an implant, they become used |
| method of showing the dialect at a phonetic level. | | | | to the phonemes they receive through the implant |
| Cued Speech was created in 1966, and has since | | | | sooner. Children who are born deaf and learn Cued |
| been adapted to cueing around 60 dialects. For tonal | | | | Speech are more easily habilitated after cochlear |
| languages, such as many Asian languages, tone is | | | | surgery. |
| indicated by movement of the hand. | | | | - Language. Deaf children can comfortably master the |
| Benefits of Cueing Speech over British Sign Language | | | | syntax and grammar of a language after |
| are that it is easier to learn, as it is only an addition to | | | | approximately 4 years usage. It is common for a child |
| spoken English. To families who have had no | | | | who has mastered one language to then become |
| experience with languages before, and are finding | | | | bilingual or multilingual. |
| themselves helping their deaf children, Cued Speech | | | | - Reading and Literacy. Children who learn a language |
| may be the fastest way to develop a method of | | | | through the cued technique generally use the same |
| communication. | | | | reading strategies to those who are not deaf. |
| Clearly with every pro there is a con. Sign Language | | | | - Speechreading. Continued exposure to the technique |
| has its merits in education as it is assessed literacy | | | | improves speechreading in cued and non cued |
| rates are higher than English with Cued Speech. The | | | | situations. |
| difference is typically attributed to BSL having its own | | | | |