Overview

Our Chosen Path: The Transformative Impact of Cued Language is a collection of personal stories and professional articles. Each piece addresses the significance of cueing in the everyday lives of individuals, families, and professionals in deaf education. The first-person accounts highlight native cuers, parents, siblings, administrators, cued language transliterators, teachers, and professionals. The professional articles encompass the how, what, and why of cueing, complemented by the poignant experiences and grateful voices reflected in the book. The diverse topics include cueing with babies, American Sign Language/Cued American English bilingualism, the academic transformative understanding of cued language, and most importantly, the creation of the 'cuemmunity', a group of diverse, dynamic, and dedicated individuals bound together by cueing. This book is a major contribution to the field of deaf education and provides readers with up-to-date information on cued language, its varied uses, and personal anecdotes and stories from users. This book will leave the reader wanting to find out more, whether by connecting with deaf cuers, parents, or professionals or by discovering the recent scientific literature documenting the effects of the Cued Speech system and cued language on language and literacy acquisition.

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Book Review 1: Brad Buran, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University ""One of the greatest testaments to pioneers are the stories of the lives they have touched. Our Chosen Path: The Transformative Impact of Cued Language tells, in their own words, the stories of native d/Deaf cuers, their parents, their siblings, and the professionals that supported them on their journey. These stories are a testament to Dr. R. Orin Cornett's legacy as the inventor of Cued Speech, the pioneers who supported his work, and the bravery of the first families and professionals who adopted a system that was unproven at the time. Each personal story highlights the unique way in which cued language impacted the narrator's life. ""In this book, the recurring theme is the role of cued language in supporting deaf literacy. The anecdotes shared in this book strongly reinforce what we already knew from decades of research-deaf cuers meet language development milestones at a rate equivalent to that of their hearing counterparts. By making spoken language visible and unambiguous, cued language enables deaf children to internalize the phonology necessary for decoding the written word. These stories also make it clear that the choice of cueing does not necessarily limit other choices. Some deaf cuers become bilingual, using both Cued American English and American Sign Language. Many cuers go on to receive cochlear implants. ""When parents first learn their child is deaf or hard of hearing, they face many difficult decisions. Perhaps the most consequential decision they must make is how they will support their child's language development. Written in simple, clear language, the stories in this book will help parents understand the benefits that cued language offer and the variety of paths that their family may follow. Our Chosen Path: the Transformative Impact of Cued Language clearly illustrates that cued language can build a strong foundation in language that every child-regardless of hearing ability-needs to succeed."" Book Review 2: Carol LaSasso, PhD, retired Professor, Department of Speech and Language Sciences, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC ""This book makes a significant contribution to the professional literature related to Cued Speech and Cued American English for developing literacy and academic achievement of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and youth. As a long-standing advocate for cued language, my first impression of this book was the proof is in the pudding. This collection of first-hand, personal essays by native cuers, parents, other family members, and professionals will be of interest to parents of DHH children, especially those who are new-to-deafness who have questions about how to be the most effective model of their home language for their DHH child during the critical language learning years (1-3 years). This book will also be of interest to those professionals who are in a position of informing and/or influencing parents of DHH children, including: teachers, school administrators, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, school social workers or psychologists, and pediatricians."" Book Review 3: Jacqueline Leybaert, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Laboratoire Cognition, Langage, et Développement (LCLC) Université Libre De Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium ""A new book related to the Cued Speech system and Cued American English is always welcome. Learning a cued language is easy and brings about wonderful results for developing speech perception, reading, spelling, and academic achievement. At this time, cued languages are not very widespread around the world. Nonetheless, cued language users (including very motivated parents, deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals, speech therapists, and transliterators) and those new to cueing are eager to learn more about the reasons why cued language works and how to implement it in their home and school.

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Kitri Larson Kyllo, Lead Editor, holds a master's degree in deaf education from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and an Education Specialist degree in Educational Administration from the University of Minnesota. She served 40 years in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) education, of which the last 26 years were as assistant director of the DHH Program in Intermediate School District 917, Minnesota. Prior to becoming an administrator, she worked at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, was a certified sign language interpreter, teacher of DHH, and worked at Västanviks Folkhögskola for DHH adults in Sweden. She led a team of professionals who demonstrated for over 20 years that a public school can provide a bilingual-access program for learners who are DHH to acquire skills in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English literacy via spoken/cued language using Cued American English (CAE). Kitri has provided countless presentations at local, state, and national levels on the profound benefits of using cued language and has served on the National Cued Speech Association board in several positions. Amy Ruberl, Managing Editor, has been involved with cued language at both regional and national levels since 1987. She earned a master's in education of the deaf from Smith College and a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Bucknell University. Amy is chair of the NCSA Instructor Certification Committee. Previously she served the NCSA as executive director, director of programs (initiating workshops and camps across the United States), and regional director for the Capital area (MD, DC, VA, WV). Amy was the director and assistant director of CueCamp Friendship in Maryland for many years and was the first president of the Maryland Cued Speech Association. Amy worked as a communication specialist and teacher for Montgomery County Public School programs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, working with signing, cueing, and oral students for ten years. Nicole Dugan is a native Deaf cuer who grew up in the South Jersey suburbs just across the bridge from Philadelphia. Nicole became fully bilingual in Cued American English (CAE) and American Sign Language (ASL) when she entered college at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, where she also holds a bachelor's in psychology, a master's degree in human resource development, and a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Management Information Systems (MIS). Nicole first became involved with the NCSA in 2017 and wore multiple hats, including Director of Camps and Affiliates and First Vice President. After teaching friends and colleagues over the last 30 years, Nicole became a certified instructor of Cued Speech in 2018 and has formally taught CAE classes since. Nicole currently lives in Rochester, NY and works as a senior institutional research analyst at the University of Rochester.

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