It is a set of hand
cues for teaching the individual sounds in a word. The hand movements
are logical – each hand movement represents one sound and the cue gives
clues as to how and where the sound is produced.
It is not a sign language where the whole word is signed – but Cued
Articulation can be used alongside sign language. Cued Articulation
should not be confused with ‘Cued Speech’.
Colour Coding is
also used for the written letters which represent these sounds.
See Jane Passy explain Cued
Articulation in YouTube
Development
Jane Passy
OAM devised
the cues while working with a group of children with severe speech and
language problems. These children had problems in auditory recall
and needed a visual aid to learning. Teachers found that not only did
using the cues help the children with difficulties, but it raised the
sound awareness skills of everyone in the class. Jane developed the
system to include 26 consonants and 23 vowel sounds.
It is a set of hand cues for teaching the individual sounds in a word. The hand movements are logical – each hand movement represents one sound and the cue gives clues as to how and where the sound is produced.
Jane Passy OAM devised the cues while working with a group of children with severe speech and language problems. These children had problems in auditory recall and needed a visual aid to learning. Teachers found that not only did using the cues help the children with difficulties, but it raised the sound awareness skills of everyone in the class. Jane developed the system to include 26 consonants and 23 vowel sounds.