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Jeanie Korves (Cued Speech Instructional Assistant Teacher) is retiring at the end of this school year after many, many years at Canterbury Woods working with the Cued Speech kids. Her fellow workers are hosting a Celebration for her on Friday, June 8th from 4:30-6:00 pm in the CWES Library. Please come by and help celebrate.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
Helping People Communicate
This annual event provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have many resources to help you celebrate BHSM every day.
Cue Camp Virginia 2011
Well, it came and it passed - and it was a HUGE SUCCESS!! Lots of new faces this year. Alittle rain Friday night - OK, a lot of rain. But nothing that got in the way of Cueing! Saturday night video below.
Cue Camp Virginia 2011 from NVCSA on Vimeo.
Past Cue Camp pictures: Click here.
Address all questions about Cue Camp Virginia to our CueCamp Directors at: nvcsa@yahoo.com
What is Cued SpeechCued Speech is a system consisting of one hand synchronized with the natural mouth movements of spoken language. In English the hand shows eight different hand shapes, representing 25 different consonant sounds, used in four different positions around the mouth, representing 15 unique vowel sounds.
Cued Speech helps the deaf person attach meaning to auditory information and helps to clarify the phonology of the spoken language. Can Cued Speech Be Used With Other Communication Systems?YES! Cued Speech complements all the various auditory and signed language approaches. The typical deaf cuer is flexible, able to communicate with speech, speechreading, Cued Speech, and signed language. Why Should Cued Speech Be Used?Literacy is the original and primary goal of Cued Speech, by providing the appropriate phonemic language base for learning to read. Cued Speech also supports the development of lipreading, auditory discrimination, and speech. Cued Speech can be adapted to more than 55 different languagles and dialects. Cued Speech associations and centers are located around the world. RESEARCH AND THEORY SUPPORT CUED SPEECH (Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University, Fall 2003, Vol 5. Iss. 1) |
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What is NVCSAThe Northern Virginia Cued Speech Association (NVCSA) provides "Advocacy", "Education" and "Support" for families and professionals who choose to use Cued Speech with deaf or hard of hearing children.
NVCSA provides support for professionals by helping with Cued Speech instruction, expressing appreciation for the efforts of school professionals, and also funding contributions to the Cued Speech Library. |
