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Originally Posted by deafbajagal
.....But in reality, cueing is supposed to be (in my opinion, again) used as a tool for teaching literacy (such as spelling, sounding out words for reading, etc.). I don't think it was meant to be used teach speech or to be used as a communcation modality. An example of a reading program (intended for deaf and hard of hearing students) that could be used with cue speech is the Stevenson Reading Program. I would seriously consider using cueing with this reading program to see if it would benefiit my students...but only as a tool for teaching decoding skills.
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deafbajagal - Well said. Using CS for literacy, can make CS a communication modality: a communication system
in language of the family.
In my area it is used in conjunction with the Edmark program, Laurette and the Early Reading Intervention program. We also use it for communication, and as a method to aide with some hearing children who have stuttering issues, as they can learn to slow down their speech. We have found that it is successful with some children who have Autism and Down Syndrome, sometimes with PECS or not, depending on the needs of the child.
The sky is the limit!
