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AUTHOR: PAMELA H. BECK

●Date submitted to deafed.net-3/28/06●To contact the author for permission to use this PowerPoint, please e-mail: cuedspdisc@aol.com●To use this PowerPoint presentation in its entirety, please give credit to the author.

2CUED SPEECH: YESTERDAY & TODAY

Creation & Worldwide Adaptation

Pamela H. Beck

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THE INVENTOR R. Orin Cornett, Ph.D.,

1923 - 2002 Auditory Perception (diplacusis meter)

Individuals often hear a single tone differently in each ear;

Dr. Cornett invented a meter to measure the difference in pitch as perceived by the two ears

Physics, Communication theory (codes), Education Administration

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The shock!• U.S. Office of Education

• Annual review of Gallaudet College for deaf students

• Average deaf high school graduate read at the level of an 8 year old child• This is still true in the United States

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The Goal• To find a reasonable, easy way to

acquire a knowledge of spoken language as a base for reading.• Typical children know the spoken language

well before they begin to read.• Everything, including reading, is taught via

spoken language.

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The Goal continued…• To find a system which enables the

learning of phonemic language… • In a manner clear to the senses• Through conversational interaction

between parents and child• Efficiently

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The System• “In a manner clear to the senses”

•Accurate•Visually clear

•Important to hard-of-hearing as well as deaf individuals

• Phonemic synchronization•Matching information from the

articulators with the hand and the voice

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Sensory-integrated• Receptive:

• Links audition - vision - kinesthetic• Listening - lip-reading - speech modeling• phonemic awareness

• Expressive:• Links motor - kinesthetic - listening

• Like playing a musical instrument• Phonemic manipulation

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FIRST FAMILY: THE HENEGARS 1966Leah was 24 months old

Language growth after introducing language through Cued Speech First 6 months: from 0 - 143 words At 12 months: 307 additional words = 450 words in the first year

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LEARNING LANGUAGE AT HOME Children learn from their parents

Interacting Observing

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40 YEARS LATER… Leah has a career in office management A mother of 3 children

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THE EXPANSION

1967: Introduced to 98 educators 2 from each state of the USA 33 introduced it to their schools

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EXPANSION CONTINUES

*1968-69 One traveling instructor1969-70 Two traveling instructors Guidebook for parents Manual for teachers

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60+ ADAPTATIONS TO OTHER LANGUAGES

1970• Spanish •Croatian-Serbian•Hindi• Swedish (revised

1993,1995)• Telegu

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SOME OTHER ADAPTATIONS

French 1971 Danish 1976 Dutch 1979 Hebrew 1976 (rev.1984) Mandarin 1975 (rev. 1985)

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FINNISH AND FINNISH-SWEDISH

1992 June Dixon-Millar, Snellman, Cornett Guidelines for adapting Cued Speech to

additional languages Cued Speech Journal vol. 5. pages 19 - 29

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DEAF CHILDREN BILINGUAL IN TWO OR MORE SPOKEN LANGUAGES

English/Arabic; /Mandarin; /Hindi/ Hebrew; /German, etc.

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DEAF CHILDREN EXCELLING —NEW FRONTIERS

Inclusion in regular schools Inclusion in regular classrooms

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EXPANDING VISIONS

Regular teachers using Cued Speech in direct instruction (e.g., Leah Henegar)

Interpreting: parents pushed to introduce this Transliteration/Transphonation

(French: “codeur”)

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EXPANDING APPLICATIONS1970-80’S +

Speech articulation Speech fluency (stuttering) Mental retardation Learning disabilities Deaf-blind

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AREAS OF RESEARCH Auditory Discrimination Visual speech reception Receptive/expressive language Reading Bilingualism Cochlear implantation use

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CUEING & SIGNING: TOGETHERCornett: 1975 The Balancing Act Circus performers on two horses Function in deaf community and

hearing community Communication skills + social /

cultural orientation needed for acceptance

What is the priority?

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BILINGUALISM POSITION STATEMENT NCSA 1990#1 The language of the home = the language of

the parents. Fluent models of vocabulary and syntax• Hearing parents: spoken language Deaf parents: visible language

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BILINGUALISM #2 …

Substantial command of the phonologicalsystem of the language is needed before entering elementary school, as a base for reading & writing

Emphasize the [Finnish] language through Cued Speech in pre-school years

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BILINGUALISM #3

If speech is a goal…

training in audition and speech production is required.

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BILINGUALISM #4 AND #5

Each language should be learned from persons who are good models of that language.

Encourage continuing dialogue about bilingualism.

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CUED SPEECH PROVIDES

Cued phonemes Cued listening Cued language Cued lip-reading Cued speech

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CUED LANGUAGE…CUED FINNISH

Cued Speech = the system cued language = the visible product cued Finnish = the specific language

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MANY CUERS WHO ARE DEAF SAY:

Embrace diversity in communication Communication can include or exclude people Each mode of communication has its benefits Knowing more than one mode is advantageous,

like being multi-lingual

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HILARY FRANKLIN Deaf people need to take advantage of ALL

resources An increasing number of deaf people are

embracing diversity Deaf parents of deaf children are having their

children learn English through cueing at school Bilingual (ASL and English): sign, cue, speak —

and be literate!

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2ND GENERATION DEAF CUERS

The young deaf cuers of the 1970’s and 1980’s are now having children, some of whom are deaf

Cueing with their children from birth Some are multilingual: spoken languages plus

signed language

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2ND GENERATION DEAF CUERS Their grandparents are providing them with

full access to spoken language, just like they did with their parents!

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CENTERS IN EUROPE France (Paris): ALPC

Belgium Switzerland Netherlands

UK (Dartmouth, Devon): Cued Speech Association, UK

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EUROPE CONTINUED…

SpainMadrid: Colegio Tres Olivos

La Asociacion Entender y HablarMalaga: Modelo Oral

Complementado (MOC)Girona: Crenag Narcis Maso

Ce La Macana

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USE IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Poland Malaysia India Canada Portugal South AfricaEtc.

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UNITED STATES National Cued Speech Association

(1982) www.cuedspeech.org

State and local associationsCenters for instruction and advocacy:

California, Illinois, New York, Maine

Cued Language Network of Americawww.cuedlanguage.org (2002)

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ACTIVITIES Camps:

Instruction Implementation Support Networking Fun

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INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

For those teaching Cued Speech to others

Future: For educators using Cued Speech in classroom and clinical settings

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TRANSLITERATOR CERTIFICATION Two options currently: national and state

level

Educational Interpreter Proficiency Assessment (EIPA) for Cued Speech is being created with careful scientific validity

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ADVOCACY Federal laws and regulations Collaborate with other organizations related

to deafness Seek federal funds

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40TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE July 20 - 23, 2006 Preceded by CueSign Camp in same location

www.cuesigncamp.com Baltimore, Maryland area Conference, gala dinner, children’s program

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HAPPY CUEING!