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The majority of published research on Cued Speech has focused on deaf children in school settings. Findings from these studies, taken collectively, indicate that deaf children with early and consistent ex-posure to Cued Speech demonstrate abilities in spelling, rhyming, and memory tasks similar to hearing peers (and superior to other groups of deaf children). To date, very little information has been published regarding the effect of exposure to Cued Speech on deaf children before school age, or on the lasting effects of Cued Speech on deaf adults raised and educated with Cued Speech as a primary means of communication in home, school, and social situations. This presentation will discuss the results of studies conducted with deaf cuers at three points in the lifespan: infancy/early childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Findings and implications of these studies first will be discussed individually, and then collectively, suggesting the importance of Cued Speech as an ever-present yet ever-changing facet of deaf cuers’ lives.
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