Thread: Deaf Education - One size does not fit all
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Old 02-02-2008, 03:38 PM   #407 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
You still seem to be confused regarding the difference between acquisition and learning. The very fact that you refer to having "found" cuing is testiment to the fact that it was not a process of aqcquisition, but of learning. While it is possible that CS could be a useful tool for teaching English, it has yet to be supported as a method for acquiring an L1 language.
You still seem to be confused as to what Cued Speech is and does.

It is spelled cueing.
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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.
- Dr. Edward C. Merrill, Jr. past president of Gallaudet
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