Learn to Cue
What does learning to cue entail?
Cued Speech uses 8 handshapes in 4 positions around the mouth to make all the 44 sounds of speech totally clear to a deaf person. Learning to cue is based on the sounds of speech. You will learn the different consonant and vowel handshapes and hand positions that make every sound look different.
It is the combination of the handshapes, hand positions and the lip patterns of normal speech that makes spoken language visually clear; it takes away any need for guesswork when lipreading. Cued Speech is therefore a very effective language tool, and well worth the 20 hours (approximately) it will take to learn. Speed and fluency will come with practice; our e-learning website offers continued support.
Current Course Schedule 2011:
30 July - 3 August 5 day Residential Summer Camp, Bicton College, Devon
23 September One Day Introductory Workshop, London (RCSLT Quality Assured Course)
23 November One Day Introductory Workshop, Nottingham (RCSLT Quality Assured Course)
Contact details: Kim Fricker (Course Co-ordinator, CSAUK)
Tel: 01803 832 784
Email:
Training on demand:
Increasingly we are running courses or workshops for a specific family or professional group. Consequently, less courses are available which are open to all. Don’t wait until there is a course in your area; contact us to talk about organising a workshop or course for your family or group.
Course costs and payment options:
We aim to keep our course costs as low as possible, and if you can’t afford the fees, reduced or free training may be available. Please contact us to discuss this further. We are committed to ensuring access for all. Click here to view fees:
Details about current courses:
Summer Camp (5 days) Saturday 30 July - Wednesday 3 August 2011
Venue: Bicton College, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon EX9 7BY.
Bicton College offers a beautiful location, with fun outdoor activities after class on offer. It is an opportunity to combine a holiday with learning to cue and provides a chance to make new friends who also have an interest in cueing. Costs are kept low, and families who are financially stretched can request reduced-price or free tuition. There is the option to travel in daily, or to stay on-site. Single, twin and larger rooms, suitable for families, are available with shared facilities, and a few tent pitches are offered.
Click here for full details of Summer Camp
One-day Introductory Workshops:
The one-day introductory workshop is aimed at professionals working with deaf children and parents and carers of deaf children. The workshops cover the basics of the system, research which demonstrates its effectiveness, and tips on how it can be used.
Workshops are appropriate for those who just wish to know more about Cued Speech and for those who intend to use it with pupils or family members. To use Cued Speech effectively additional study will be needed. Awarded ‘Quality Assured’ status by the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Aims of the day are to give students an experience of cueing simple words and the knowledge of how they can (if they wish) develop this with e-learning and home study into a practical, every-day skill. It will also to give an overview of the history, theory and practical benefits and uses of Cued Speech.
Objectives
At the end of the course students should:
-understand how the Cued Speech system works and, with the help of the chart, be able to cue simple words.
-know how to use free web-based resources to practice and use Cued Speech
-have an overview of the different ways in which Cued Speech can be used effectively.
-know who Cued Speech can help and in what way.
Short Courses:
Courses are usually between 10 - 20 hours in length and various course formats are used (week days/weekends/weekly/etc). Our shorter courses usually incorporate some home e-learning.
Get in touch if you would like to discuss setting up a course, or to find out more about our organised course programme. Click for contact details.
e-learning:
Our free e-learning website (http://www.learntocue.co.uk/) provides a fun and easy way to learn the basics of Cued Speech; although we recommend also having some face-to-face tuition. It is especially useful to memorise the handshapes and positions used and the basic rules to build cues into words.
An e-learning booklet that accompanies the website is available from the CSAUK.
Miscellaneous courses:
As well as the variety of courses running at our Summer Camp - some of which may also be offered at other times - other types of courses are also arranged. These may include a Welsh-English class, or courses aimed at professionals such as Cued Speech Transliterators and Cued Speech Tutors.
Family training can be set up quickly in your own home to provide instant learning and on-going support. Get in touch if you would like to set up tuition for your family group.
Training for professional groups. If you are part of a group that would like to arrange tuition this can be arranged as needed, and will be costed individually. Get in touch if you would like to discuss training. Click here for contact details
THRASS - A Cued Speech version of the groundbreaking THRASS Phoneme Machine software, devised by Educational Psychologist, Alan Davies, Director of THRASS (Teaching Handwriting Reading and Spelling Skills), will give school aged deaf children access to phonics. These materials will also help Cued Speech students to learn the 44 sounds of speech - a skill which is part of learning to cue. Downloadable free of charge from THRASS. www.thrass.co.uk/pm6options.htm http://www.phonememachine.co.uk/
Click here for more details on the THRASS Phoneme Machine and download instructions.
Useful facts:
Those for whom English is a second language will need a reasonable understanding of English to get the best from a course or workshop.
Very young children are not taught to cue - they pick up language visually in the same way that a young child would normally do through listening.
Deaf people with whom Cued Speech is used usually communicate through speech themselves rather than cueing back.
