Northern Virginia Cued Speech Association

Adult Beginning Cued Speech Class – Adult Beginning Cued Speech Class will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, August 27th.  The Beginning Cued Speech Class explains the system and takes attendees through understanding and application of each of the eight consonant hand shapes and four vowel positions. In one Cued Speech-packed retreat, students come away with the tools to clearly and unambiguously represent all the sounds of spoken English, empowering them with a key to language acquisition and literacy. Attendees of this class include parents, adult family members, friends, educators and professionals in the field of deafness. Older teens who are committed to learning the system are also welcome. Groups for children of all ages will be planned during class time, so parents don’t need to be concerned about child care while attending the Adult Beginning Cued Speech class.  When taking the Beginning Cued Speech class you can plan to spend your weekend immersed in this class.   This year the classes will be taught by Claire Klossner and Hilary Franklin.

Intermediate/Advanced Cued Speech Class -Participants should come to this class with a knowledge of, and ability to apply, all the basic hand shapes and positions of the Cued Speech system. Increased speed, proficiency, and use of advanced skills such as liaisons are goals of this class. Attendees will have questions answered and will participate in exercises designed to improve both speed and accuracy. Various stations and several assistant instructors will allow participants to progress at their own individual pace. Those desiring increased proficiency should be prepared to practice, practice, practice!  This year the classes will be taught by Lauren Pruett and Beth Blair. 

All Instructors are Nationally Certified Transliterators and/or Nationally Certified Instructors of Cued Speech.

School based personnel should review our Professional Development Opportunity section.

Claire Klossner has been cueing and attending cue camps since childhood.  She is a nationally certified Cued Language Transliterator and is also a Sign Language Interpreter.  Claire has a BS in Linguistics from The College of William and Mary and has taught hundreds of folks how to cue.

Hilary Franklin is a certified instructor of Cued Speech as well as a native cuer. Accomplishments include coming in second in the school-wide spelling bee in middle school, being able to say the alphabet backwards and, of course, being a repeat offender – ahem – teacher- at Cue Camp Virginia. Oh, and she is a great lover of sarcastic wit.

Lauren Tribby Pruett, TSC:IV,  has been involved with cue camps since she learned to cue in 1988.  She attended the summer program for cued language transliterators at Gallaudet University in 1990, which led her to becoming a nationally certified cued language transliterator and transliterator trainer.  Lauren is the president and owner of Language Matters, Inc. and coordinates the training and provision of transliterators/interpreters for the company.  Lauren and her husband Ken, and their dog, Ellie Mae, live in North Carolina.

Beth Blair is a Lead Cued Language Transliterator for Fairfax County Public Schools and is a Nationally Certified Instructor of Cued Speech.  She has been coming to Cue Camp Virginia for many years and has “mad dancing skills.”