Finger Spelling is used with many other communication methods it is almost never used by itself. Hand shapes represent the letters in the alphabet. With Finger Spelling the person uses hands and fingers to spell out words. Cued Speech allows the person to make out sounds and words when they are using other building blocks, such as speech reading (lip reading) or auditory training (listening). When “cueing” English, the person communicating uses eight hand shapes and four places near the mouth to help the person looking tell the difference between speech sounds. For instance, the words “mat,” “bat,” and “pat,” look the same on the face even though they sound very different. When watching a person’s mouth, many speech sounds look the same on the face even though the sounds heard are not the same. Cued SpeechĬued Speech helps people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing better understand spoken languages. Finger spelling is used to spell out words that don’t have a sign, such as names of people and places. Often, finger spelling is used in combination with CASE. Other communication tools can be used with CASE. CASE is flexible, and can be changed depending on the people using it. This helps them understand each other better. Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)Ĭonceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE) (sometimes called Pidgin Signed English (PSE)) has developed between people who use American Sign Language (ASL), and people who use Manually Coded English (MCE), using signs based on ASL and MCE. One that is commonly used is finger spelling, which is used to spell out words that don’t have a sign in MCE - such as names of people and places. But unlike ASL, the grammar, word order, and sentence structure of MCE are similar to the English language.Ĭhildren and adults can use many other communication tools along with MCE. Many of the signs (hand shapes and hand motions) in MCE are borrowed from American Sign Language (ASL).
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MCE is a code for a language - the English language. Manually Coded English (MCE) is made up of signs that are a visual code for spoken English. Finger spelling is used to spell out words that don’t have a sign - such as names of people and places. Finger spelling is one skill that is almost always used with ASL. Also, experts in ASL can work with families to help them learn ASL.Ĭhildren can use many other skills with ASL. A baby can learn ASL as a first language. People can take ASL classes and start teaching their baby even while they are still learning it. Like any other language, ASL must be learned. People can share feelings, jokes, and complete ideas using ASL. ASL has its own grammar, word order, and sentence structure.
People communicate using hand shapes, direction and motion of the hands, body language, and facial expressions. While English and Spanish are spoken languages, ASL is a visual language.ĪSL is a complete language. Natural Gestures, Listening, Speech (Lip) Reading, Spoken SpeechĬonceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE), Signing Exact English (SEE), Finger Spelling, Listening, Manually Coded English (MCE), Natural Gestures, Speech (Lip) Reading, Spoken SpeechĬommunication Tools American Sign LanguageĪmerican Sign Language (ASL) is a language itself. Other people choose skills from two or more approaches because that’s what works best for them.įollowing are language approaches, and the skills that are sometimes included in each of them: Some families choose a single approach because that’s what works best for them. There are several approaches that can help, each emphasizing different language learning skills. These skills can be used together with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other devices that help people hear. People with hearing loss and their families often need special skills to be able to learn language and communicate.
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