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Old 12-23-2007, 03:18 PM   #70 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by shel90 View Post
That's true that English is spoken and written but it is impossible to aquire a language solely through written English without learning the spoken form first. If CS was invented because of the written format of English, then that would mean we are asking deaf children to acquire language through the written form first?
shel90- I do not agree that a person needs to have language oraly first. A person can use CS to see the components of the written/oral language. Dr. Cornett view printed word a spoken language on paper. Cued speech does not ask deaf children to aquire language through the written form first.
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....Cued Speech has substantial data showing that it enables deaf children to attain competency in English at the level of hearing students grade by grade. I know of no other system that enables this to happen.... As more and more young deaf persons achieve academically because of this system, deaf leaders will need to re-examine their options.
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