Welcome to Cued Speech Go! I offer an alternative method of learning how to cue – one that incorporates the entire System from the very beginning. The obvious advantage to this method is that you can start cueing ANYTHING you want from the get-go!
Traditional methods teach one handshape and placement at a time, but that means you may have to wait WEEKS to get enough of the System to cue what you really want to cue. You will master Cued Speech faster if you can start cueing meaningful words and phrases right from the start. You will be able to communicate with your child, loved one, or student sooner.
So are you ready?
1, 2, 3, Go!
The limits of my language are the limits of my word. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
It’s that magical time of year again – the time my family looks forward to the most! It’s not Christmas, it’s not summer vacation, it’s CUE CAMP TIME!!
Cue Camps are events where cuers of all ages and skill levels (and their family, friends, and support teams) can gather, learn, and socialize. It’s a family reunion for older cuers, and it’s a priceless opportunity for new cuers to improve their skills and connect with our supportive Cue-munnity! My family has been coming to Cue Camp VA for 13 years this year – ever since Wisty was 8 months old!
This year, I will be leading the Children’s Classes again. We offer fun activities for kids pre-K to high school, focusing on receptive and expressive cueing skills. From recognition, to decoding, to fluency – we play games that reinforce all basic cueing skills!
This year, there is a sad possibility that Cue Camp VA will be cancelled due to low enrollment. Many of the families of deaf kids we met when we started have stopped coming because their kids have all grown older and are too busy and involved in other things to come. A couple years ago, the Cued Speech pre-school program at Fairfax County ended when the Most Amazing Lorac Lawton retired and nobody took her place. We have no new cueing families coming into the schools now.
So if you have ever been a Cue Camper in the past, come for a reunion, we miss you! Or if you ever wanted to learn more about Cued Speech, the best way is to see native cuers in action! And spend the most amazing weekend of your life hiking, kayaking, moon-bouncing, marshmallow roasting, and CUEING!
The Northern VA Cued Speech Association has registrations – and lots of great pictures of past Cue Camps – on their website https://www.nvcsa.org/
I am a native of Northern VA and a mother of 5. My youngest, Felicity, was born profoundly deaf in 2013. We learned about Cued Speech from my husband’s co-worker.
I never took a formal cue class. I was taught how to read the Cue Chart, and spent a summer watching Brian Kelly Cued Speech videos on YouTube. (Look him up, he’s awesome!) I didn’t waste 6 weeks learning 1 handshape a week, and neither should you!
Felicity is profoundly deaf. Hearing aids and implants did not give her access to speech sounds. She has been getting 100% of her home language – spoken English – through visual cues her whole life. Both parents and her 4 siblings cue to her at home, and she gets a CLT at school.
I love the access and freedom Cued Speech gives her and my whole family. We not only share language, but share things like my mom’s Korean accent, animal sounds, and other silly sounds. She has also learned her ABC’s and how to read with Cued Speech – no different than her hearing brothers and sisters.
Cued Speech Go! 