CS101 – Introduction to Cued American English (Instructor-Led) May OFFERING-MONDAYS

Anyone, regardless of background knowledge of or experience with hearing loss, who wants to learn Cued Speech for professional or personal use.

• Each offering of CS101 will be conducted over a period of 4 weeks (longer, if required due to intervening holiday), where the specific dates and times of your sessions will be as indicated in the Short Description of the course provided above.
• You will be given access to the course at the time you register and may start your self-study journey at least 2 days prior to the start of the first instructor-led session.  You will continue to have access to the course for an entire year from the time you purchased the course so that you may continue to review and practice what you learned in this course.
• You will be asked to take 3 multiple choice quizzes at the appropriate points in the course to check your knowledge of the Cued Speech system, including checks of your ability to describe how a wide variety of words would be cued by matching each with its respective correct Cue Notation.
• You will receive a Cue College Certificate of Completion for CS101 within a short time after the conclusion of the 4-week course offering period, as long as you have met all of the criteria explained in the Course Description section above.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, including:  the 4 instructor-led sessions; self-study of all written content; and completion of the recommended drills, practice activities, and quizzes, students will be able to:

1. 1. 1. Describe the system of Cued Speech for American English, including:
         • The 8 consonant handshapes, 4 vowel placements, and the phonemes that correspond to each;
         • General rules for cueing handshapes at placements in conjunction with the natural mouth movements of spoken English; and
         • The finite set of guidelines (called “Cue Tips” in the course) that complete the system and enable cueing the entire phoneme stream of English in a way that accurately conveys the intended message at normal conversational speed. 
      2. Demonstrate the ability to cue words and short phrases, representing the entire spectrum of phonemes that comprise the spoken American English language, with accuracy and clarity, without regard for speed.
      3. Demonstrate correct form, posture, and synchronization of cues with corresponding mouth movements when cueing words and short phrases.
      4. Describe the stages of fluency development, strategies for fluency development, and free resources that are available for practicing cueing and increasing fluency.

Course Content Disclaimer: ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

To earn ASHA CEUs or IL EI Credit Hours and a Cue College Certificate of Completion, the following criteria are required:

• 1. Complete the Acknowledgement CEU form found in your “Welcome Letter” email
  2. Read and view all course pages and all course videos, including informational videos, practice drill videos, and practice cueing activities
  3. Complete all drilling and practice activities and view practice videos at least twice
  4. Achieve a minimum score of 80% on all 3 multiple choice quizzes (quizzes can be repeated if needed)
  5. Attend all 4 live Instructor-Led Zoom Sessions (1.5 hr. sessions each)
  6. Complete the final Course Evaluation no later than 2 days AFTER the end of your registered course offering.

Upon successful completion of course requirements and all criteria met, learners will be issued a Certificate of Completion.  Individuals who do not meet both time requirements will not be recommended for ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided.

Zoom real-time captioning of online sessions will be provided.  If you need additional accommodations, please email info@cuecollege.org at least 5 business days before the scheduled start date of the course.

Rachel is a native deaf cuer and a fluent ASL user. She became a certified instructor in 2018 and has taught Cued American English workshops for parents and professionals as part of the national Early Hearing Detection and Intervention conference and nonprofit programming. Rachel has extensive experience teaching children how to cue as part of Cue Camp Mechuwana, Arlington County Public Schools, and her own four CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults). Rachel has also presented Cued American English at state-level conferences, tutored her personal acquaintances and family members, and taught beginner courses using the Cue College CS100 format. Rachel has learned Hebrew and Spanish using the Cued Speech system.

Special Interests: Rachel has volunteered as part of the National Cued Speech Association’s Materials Committee to develop children’s learning materials for Cued American English. Rachel is an active member of the “Cuemmunity” and has a deaf native cuer perspective, as well as a parent’s perspective.

Disclosures

Financial Disclosure: Rachel McAnallen will receive financial compensation by Cue College as instructor of the course.

Nonfinancial Disclosure: Rachel McAnallen is a board member of the Cue College not-for-profit corporation.