Cued Articulation

 

What is Cued Articulation?

 

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.

 

          Click here to see Jane Passy explain Cued Articulation   

 

Development

 

Jane Passy 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.

 

Cued Articulation and Phonological Awareness

 

Phonological Awareness involves the understanding that words are made up of individual sounds, and that these sounds can be manipulated within words to produce new ones. We now know that a child’s level of skill in this area is a reliable predictor of reading success and that a training program to develop these skills can lead to an improvement in a child’s spelling.  Cued Articulation works as a positive, visual aid to Phonological Awareness programs. 

 

Cued Articulation and Literacy Schemes

 

Cued Articulation works well with many literacy schemes currently in use.
THRASS – where, for each phoneme, there is a corresponding cue  www.thrass.com.au
DIPL – early sound work is reinforced and heightened by use of cues  www.dipl.com.au
M100W Magic Words – cues greatly enhance ‘making and breaking’ words, and provide greater value from the many M100W games. www.magicwords.com.au
Jolly Phonics – providing students with a physical cue which relates to the production of the sound.
Letterland – cues provide extra focus on the ‘sound’ aspect of letters, facilitating the sound-letter link.

 

Cued Articulation Application

 

Cued Articulation has been used with great success to support literacy teaching with average students. However, its benefit is particularly felt by professionals working with students with specific difficulties.
It is of particular benefit with: