hand cues to show where
and how speech sounds are made
Cued
Articulation is a unique system, which promotes an understanding of English
phonology and supports the acquisition and production of speech sounds. It
was devised by speech and language therapist Jane Passy in the late 1970s,
in her work with severely speech and language disordered children. It is a
highly-valued educational tool.
Cued
Articulation uses simple hand cues to show where and how speech sounds are
made. The cues are logical and based on linguistic theory. The consonant
sounds are colour coded as an extra visual clue in written work.
I have
been using Cued Articulation since 1998, both as a teacher and a trainer. I
have found that all who learn to use Cued Articulation really love it.
Children find the signing fun and the colour coding intellectually
stimulating; they enjoy writing secret messages! Teachers, teaching
assistants and speech and language therapists appreciate the system’s
simplicity and the variety of its uses.
Cued
Articulation, of course, has its own resources – books, DVD, colour-coded
consonant/vowel charts, picture cards - but I have also found that THRASS
resources are complementary and consolidate learning.
Two
examples from the many useful THRASS resources would be the bright yellow
‘sunny’ PICTURECHART - wall and desk-size - which gives the key spelling
choices for any particular phoneme and the new interactive computer
programme SOUND IT OUT which reinforces phoneme-grapheme correspondence
incrementally, both in a visual and in an auditory way.
If you
would like to know more about Cued Articulation training, please visit:
www.soundsofenglish.co.uk
For
Cued Articulation resources, go to:
www.stasspublications.co.uk
Adrienne Bamberger
ENGLAND
