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National Cued Speech Association On Cue Volume 23 Issue 1 Spring 2009 Meet Our New VP of Fundraising—Maria Gildea

t is with great pleasure and turn to a blue sky of hope in the idyllic Ienthusiasm that I accept the position mountains of Camp Cheerio. We knew of VP of Fundraising! For those who Cued Speech would be the path for us. don’t know me, please allow me to I am thrilled to report that Patrick is introduce myself. currently a highly competitive third-year I have been a long-time supporter and chemical engineering and computer ardent advocate of Cued Speech ever science major at the University of since my family attended Cue Camp Virginia. As is true for many native Cheerio (NC) back in 1989. My son, cuers before him (and many to follow), Patrick (now 21), had been diagnosed he has shattered countless educational a few months earlier. Like so many barriers placed by others. Cued Speech parents before us, we were searching has played a lead role in his success, for answers to the many questions we along with hard work and superlative were facing, particularly the issue of cognitive abilities. NCSA Vice President of Fundraising Maria Gildea educational opportunity. It did not take with son Patrick Gildea (courtesy of Maria Gildea) As for me, I bring to this new position long for the dark cloud of confusion to Meet Maria Gildea, continued on page 15 Catching Up With the Cornetts by Sarah Segal

nvisioning a world devoid of endless trail of people from all over the recall their “Pop” as a lively family Esound, Dr. R. Orin Cornett applied U.S. and the world lined up at his door man who frequently attended family his skills in physics, mathematics and to learn Cued Speech, his children were gatherings and was very involved in acoustics with ostensibly insatiable out on their own, making their mark their academic lives, an atypical father curiosity in his studies of deafness and taking charge of their own careers. and eternal student who liked to conduct to develop a phonetically based Today, all of three of his children are experiments in the home as means of methodology that would allow deaf accomplished and educated experts in educating his children and himself, individuals visual access to the hearing disciplines ranging from literature to and who had a bona fide fondness for world. Yet, Dr. Cornett left behind more music and astrophysics. singing. than just his own legacy. Orin’s children warmly recall the The youngest of Orin’s three children, While Orin’s career as Vice President memories of “Pop-the-mad-scientist,” Dr. Stanley Cornett, is a professor at at Gallaudet was taking flight and an enumerating his unique characteristics the Peabody Conservatory of Music in that made their father such a prominent Baltimore, Maryland, where he works Inside this Issue figure in their lives in their hometown with his wife, Eileen, also a professor. THRASS Phoneme Machine...... 4 of Nashville, Tennessee, where they Involved in classical music, opera, Catching Up With the Cornetts, continued on page 10 Adaptations of CS to Other Languages....6 spent most of their childhood. They First Generation of CS Advocates Part 2..8 LA Tech Conference Highlights CS...... 14 National Cued Speech Association 5619 McLean Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814-1021 800-459-3529 (v/tty) • [email protected] www.cuedspeech.org National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 Officers President, Josh Libby, [email protected] President’s Message Editor’s Note First Vice-President, Vacant by Josh Libby by Aaron Rose Vice-President of Fundraising, Maria Gildea, [email protected] 2009 is only a few months old, but Cued Speech. It will be posted on his ummer is arriving soon, and with activities, children have the opportunity Association so that we can follow Secretary, Polly Earl, [email protected] there have already been many changes web site (www.rabilslacrosse.com). In summer comes the season of cue to learn to cue or improve their cueing. through on our mission in supporting Treasurer, Marshall Dietz, [email protected] S Immediate Past President, Ex Officio, of note. We have seen a new federal the coming months, we will continue camps! This year, we have three cue Adult native cuers volunteer as camp and advocating the use of Cued Speech Sarina Roffé, [email protected] administration settle into Washington, to work with Paul Rabil to inform his camps for families and professionals counselors, serving as role models through these camps. Currently the Directors and despite the economic downturn, fans about Cued Speech and why it is so to attend. The importance of these for young cuers. Parents share their NCSA provides grants to cue camps Camps and Affiliates,Aaron Rose, we have observed the American spirit important to him and to us. We will also camps in the lives of cuers cannot be experiences while professionals provide each year and supports families’ [email protected] continuing to burn bright. In fact, follow Rabil as his lacrosse career takes emphasized enough. I should know as educational support. The most crucial attendance through scholarships such as Government Liason, Catharine McNally, it is indeed a very exciting time for off. I’ve attended cue camps nearly all my aspect of cue camps is the networking the Kris Wilson Cue Camp Scholarship. [email protected] the NCSA, as we are entering into a We have also begun the process of life. itself, as cuers may only have a few If you have not been to a cue camp Marketing-Public Relations, Hilary Franklin, fledgling collaboration with a young trying to secure federal appropriations These camps offer a variety of cue opportunities to bond with those who before, take this opportunity to enjoy [email protected] individual with whom we share a for the NCSA. The “Capitol Hill classes from beginner to advanced have similar experiences. the wonderful experience of immersion Outreach, Vacant common ground. Stomp,” as I like to call it, started at levels along with presentations on However, it is critical that our cueing in a cueing environment. For more Representatives, Susan Cofer, [email protected] the end of February. Our goal is to myriad topics related to Cued Speech community and friends continue to make information on the cue camps taking Risk Management, Scott Van Nice, secure federal education funding to help and deafness. In addition to recreational donations to the National Cued Speech place this summer, check page 5. [email protected] us establish a test of certification for Regional Representatives teachers of the deaf, speech therapists, On Cue Staff Capital Region (DC, MD, VA, WV) occupational therapists, and other Editor-in-Chief: Aaron Rose We are currently looking for people to serve as Steve Scher, [email protected] professionals who use Cued Speech with Layout Editor: Mary-Beth Robie correspondents and photographers. If you would Great Lakes Region (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) either clients or as part of an educational Assistant Editor: Hilary Franklin like to contribute to On Cue, please contact Mary-Beth Robie, [email protected] curriculum. As educational institutions Gulf Coast Region (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, VI) tend to favor standards of certification as Reporters: Zainab Alkebsi & Sarah Segal us at [email protected]. Penny Hakim, [email protected] Mid-Atlantic Region (KY, NC, SC, TN) evidence of knowledge or skill mastery, Isabelle Payonk, [email protected] this is a way to ensure that all children Esther Rimer, [email protected] receive quality education and instruction Midwest Region (IA, KS, MN, MO) in cued English. This will also help Available educational institutions recognize New England Region (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Nicole Dobson, [email protected] Cued Speech as not only a mode of NCSA Spokesperson Paul Rabil & NCSA President Northeast Region (DE, NJ, NY, PA) communication, but also as a vessel for Josh Libby (Michael Libby) Kristin Bergholtz, [email protected] providing language input Rocky Mountain Region (CO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY) As of the end of February, we are Lisa Weiss, [email protected] I am pleased to announce that the hopeful to have two co-champions in the Emily Dudas, [email protected] Southwest Region (AR, NM, OK, TX) NCSA has formalized an agreement of Senate, one Democrat, one Republican, Danielle Paquin, [email protected] representation with Paul Rabil, making which shows that we have bipartisan West Region (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA) him our first spokesperson. Rabil is one support. Our work is by no means done, Susan Price, [email protected] of the premier professional lacrosse and we have a long road ahead. Any Executive Director players in the country and is hard of support from you will be extremely Executive Director, Amy Ruberl, hearing. Thus, he understands all too helpful. We would appreciate your [email protected] well the challenges associated with contacting your district representative hearing loss. and/or Senator, as well as Secretary of Though he only learned about Cued Education Arne Duncan and any other Speech and the NCSA recently through political figures. Please do not be shy John Brubaker, a cueing parent from about contacting us if you need help National Cued Speech Association Maine, Rabil understands well the reaching out to your representatives. 5619 McLean Drive benefits of CS. He has agreed to make Your help is essential to promoting Cued Bethesda, MD 20814-1021 the NCSA one of the primary causes Speech and only helps us secure federal phone: 800-459-3259 v/tty, 301-915-8009 v/tty that he champions, and we have already funding that will allow the NCSA to [email protected] • www.cuedspeech.org Bookstore: www.cuedspeech.com worked with him to develop his first become stronger and secure a truly Public Service Announcement about legitimate place in American education.

April July Cued Speech Workshop (4/11) Cue Camp New England (7/29 - 8/2) Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School Falmouth, Maine Wheeling, Illinois Cued Speech Training Session (7/31) CNI Cochlear Implant Kids Camp May Estes Park, Colorado Cued Speech Workshop (5/15 - 5/17) Spring Camp Cheerio August Roaring Gap, North Carolina Cue Camp Virginia (8/27 - 8/30) Front Royal, Virginia June Cue Camp Friendship (6/18 - 6/21) October Buckeystown, Maryland Basic Instructor Workshop (10/23 - 10/24) Cued Speech Training Session (6/26) NCSA Board Meeting (10/23 - 10/25) CNI Cochlear Implant Kids Camp Instructor Certification Exam(10/25) Estes Park, Colorado Portland, Maine

Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 Adaptations of Cued Speech to Other Languages Adaptations of Cued Speech, continued from page 6 idea! And I’m not talking only hearing- Fund$ for Cueing by Zainab Alkebsi by Maria Gildea impaired children, but also kids with, for hen Dr. Cornett first invented Lachman, “When our son, Benjamin, cuers and others, all looking to brush instance, Down Syndrome or Specific elcome to “Fund$ for Cueing,” partnerships with other organizations WCued Speech, he set out to create was about 7, we took our teacher, Ann up on their English cueing. In return, Language Disorder. Inclusive education Wthe new fundraising section of to receive their members’ used hearing a system based on English phonemes. Bleuer, on a cueing tour of Israel. We many of the English attendees learn is a core element of Norwegian On Cue! This section will inform you aids. So, be on the lookout for more Ever since then, various people have met with a woman who had developed French cueing, et cetera. Shull says, educational policy, and CS can be about our fundraising plans, upcoming information on this new and exciting worked to adapt Cued Speech (CS) to a Hebrew Cued Speech chart and we “The systems for Cued Speech for regarded as a tool that can facilitate events, and other important information fundraising program! approximately 60 other languages and adopted it for use with Ben in Hebrew English in America and [in] England are participation in community. As such, it and tips. dialects, which illustrates how useful classes.” a little different, [because of] obvious fits Norwegian educational values very As you know, fundraising plays A Friendly Reminder on Other Cued Speech is. Subsequently, the Lachman family differences in pronunciation.” well, in many different ways.” an important role in the ability of a Ways to Give Betsy Kipila, a certified Cued Speech delved into the world of cued Hebrew, Also, those in the British cueing Dr. Polly Earl, a speech/language nonprofit organization to carry out its Transliterator (CST) and Instructor who and they still use it on Jewish holidays, community are striving to increase pathologist, teacher of the deaf for 18 mission and goals successfully. We Endowing Your Gift Makes it Last Longer! worked closely with Dr. Cornett for 12 as well as Friday Shabbat dinners. awareness of Cued Speech. Much like years, and a special education consultant are very grateful for our membership’s Endowment years, provides some insight into Dr. Lachman, explaining the differences, here, British Sign Language is more for children who are D/HOH for the financial support over the years. We are 2009 funds ensure that Cornett’s ideas. says “When we cue in Hebrew, we established. British CS is not as well last 13, and who learned to cue from currently looking at developing creative the NCSA will $50,000 “One of the first areas of the world start with the American Cued Speech known, unfortunately. However, they are Dr. Orin Cornett, has adapted CS to ways to raise money without necessarily be able to continue that used cueing was Australia and chart. For any sound that exists in both taking steps to remedy this. According other languages, including Czech and asking for a check or credit card, and I’d to bring literacy then England, which necessitated languages, we use the American English to Kim Fricker from Cued Speech Igbu (Nigerian). Says Earl, “I love like to share one of those ideas with you to children who $40,000 ‘adaptations’ with vowel cues due to cue. For example we cue /oe/ (toe) and Association UK, “Following our recent foreign languages and especially love now. are deaf or have the difference in pronunciation from /ah/ (father) side-forward. Since Hebrew 3 year campaign to increase awareness, that we now have the cues for many other pervasive $30,000 general American English; this led him doesn’t have an /uh/ (nut) sound, we many more professionals in the field of them. Dr. Cornett and parents and Hearing Aid Recycling Program communication to surmising that cues could be used in don’t use side down.” have now heard of CS, and usually have professionals from all over the world The NCSA has established a Hearing- and language any spoken language with adaptations.” British Cued Speech is an example some understanding of what it is and worked diligently for many years to set Aid Recycling Program in partnership disorders. Funds $20,000 An obvious question is how all of of Cued Speech being adapted to a how it can help. It’s not widely used, up the best hand shapes and placements with the Starkey Foundation. It works may be earmarked this was possible. Dr. Cornett had two language dialect and has also developed but we get more interest each year, and for various languages and dialects. Most like this: for certain uses at basic rules for cueing to work in any into a full-fledged cue camp. Tom we hope our new e-learning web site of these were recorded by hand on paper We are asking you, our membership, $10,000 the donors’ request, language: Firstly, “phonemes that look Shull, a certified CST and Instructor, will allow CS to become more easily and are fascinating to explore.” to gather any unused hearing aids while general funds the same on the mouth (shape) must has attended the UK Cue Camp twice accessible to people, both for learning Nonetheless, there remains ground and send them to us for recycling. are applied where look different on the hand (shape) and now. He explains, “They call it Summer and for practise work.” yet to be covered. “There are many After taking inventory, we will send they are needed secondly, phonemes that look the same School instead of cue camp. It usually Moreover, other people in the languages with no cues set up for the used hearing aids to the Starkey most. Those who offer endowments on the hand (shape) must look different takes place in late July or early August. cueing community worldwide have them yet. I am personally interested in Foundations’s Hear Now Salvage ensure that their honored names will on the mouth (shape).” As long as those Both were held at the recently renamed also expressed interest in developing working on DVDs for cued Czech and Credit program. They have established forever endure with the NCSA as rules were applied and the necessary Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf CS for other languages. For example, cued Igbo as I have people who live near an account on our behalf and will give testament to their commitment to vowel or consonant changes were made, Education (ERADE) in Exeter which is Marieke Bruin is looking to adapt CS me who speak those languages. It’s a us “salvage value” for the hearing aids bringing literacy to deaf children. CS can theoretically be adapted to any in the south-west of England.” for Norwegian. “While I am waiting long process but lots of fun!” exclaims they receive. Starkey accepts all types, traditionally spoken language. More specifically, Shull explicates, to get into the PhD-programme [for Earl. makes and models of used hearing Planned Giving Hebrew is one notable example. “Classes at the 2008 Cued Speech special education], I am trying to get The National Cued Speech aids, and refurbishes them for gifting Planned giving is a wonderful way American cuers, including Ben Summer School in Exeter were: professionals working with hearing- Association’s web site includes charts purposes. They are able to donate tens you, our supporters, can take an active Lachman and Rachel Mosetick, have Foundation (which is our Introductory impaired children interested in that show the adaptations of cues to of thousands of hearing aids to needy role in creating a legacy that lives used cued Hebrew locally as well as class), Intermediate, Advanced, English cooperating with me regarding adapting other languages. Available charts include individuals throughout the world every in perpetuity. There are a variety of with other cuers in Israel and abroad. for French users, Welsh-English and CS to Norwegian. I am still waiting for Arabic, British-English, Finnish, Hausa, year. methods of planned giving including It has been useful not only for Jewish- several Children’s classes.” These their reply. The people I have presented Idoma, Marathi, Modern Hebrew, We hope you will help us take part in wills and bequests. Planned gifts make American families, but Israeli families cue camps also include events called my ideas to are unanimously interested Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Urdu, and this program. Please take a look around a significant impact in maintaining the as well. Sarina Roffé, who worked with “Speaker’s Corner” where people in starting a project. The question now is Yoroba. your home, check closets and cabinets, longevity of the NCSA and in helping an Israeli in further developing the cued present informally on various topics whether this is going to materialize,” as check with friends and audiologists, and “Cue Kids” for generations to come. Hebrew chart, explains, “Basically, all relating to CS use around the world, she cites money matters. However, she Check out some of our cue charts help us earn some extra cash from your of the charts are adaptations of English. “research, transliteration, use of CS for remains optimistic. for different languages: goodwill! Please send hearing aids in A Giving Quote There are two sounds in Hebrew that are second-language acquisition among “The promising thing is that there isn’t a padded envelope to: NCSA Hearing- We make a living by what we get, not in English.” teenage BSL users, and personal one single professional I have been in http://www.cuedspeech.org/sub/ Aid Recycling Program, P.O. Box 62, but we make a life by what we give. Mary Ann Lachman found cued testimonies from parents.” Notably, the contact with that is not thrilled by the cued/cuecharts.asp Oakton, VA 22124. (Winston Churchill) Hebrew to be useful for her son. Says camps also include French and Swiss Adaptations of Cued Speech, continued on page 7 We will also work to develop

Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 First Generation of Cued Speech Advocates: Part 2 First Generation, continued from page 8 by Aaron Rose & Hilary Franklin Quenin teaches all her undergraduate her interest in linguistics and, as a CS could do what Dr. Cornett, Barbara students to cue in their phonetics course, result, Kipila received her Masters in Williams-Scott, and Betsy Kipila were Marianne Flanagan unprofessional of me not to support provides developmental therapist and hears from many of them that they American Sign Language Linguistics all telling me it could do.” Hailing from Cued Speech after what I knew.” hearing services for families in the state continue to cue after graduation, even and became a BiBi proponent for (cued) “I was well aware that my profoundly Canada, A former editor of the On Cue of Illinois. if they are working only with hearing American English and (signed) ASL. deaf students, who had very dedicated Marianne newsletter for ten years, Flanagan also Describing her motivations for children. Says Quenin, “At Nazareth, She also worked in the Cued Speech parents, were just not getting enough Flanagan learned served on the NCSA board of directors becoming an advocate of Cued Speech, we are especially proud of our Deafness office, and developed instruction information through lipreading and to cue in 1976, for 18 years. She has given lectures Jordan states “I felt [Cued Speech] was Specialty Preparation program, which materials, along with Barbara Williams- audition to learn English at a rapid while on sabbatical to speech-pathology students at the the most viable way for deaf children to trains graduate students in speech Scott (who was profiled in the last enough rate. I knew that the major from Gallaudet College University of Alberta and presented at learn a spoken language, be included in pathology to work with children who newsletter). In addition, she participated problem in deaf education was—and (now University), where she was various professional and parent events. the family, and compete academically are deaf or hard of hearing. One of the in the development of Cued Speech still is—learning English, so I was more studying American Sign Language. A A certified instructor, Flanagan still with their hearing peers. best parts of the program is that students transliteration certification, volunteering than willing to seek out and try anything speech language pathologist, Flanagan teaches Cued Speech workshops in “Even now in the age where very young study both ASL and Cued Speech, and to take the first certification exam. that would help my students learn worked with children in deaf programs Western Canada. children are receiving cochlear implants, learn about the research that supports Kipila also played an important role English.” in Calgary, Alberta. Flanagan says, “I I believe that CS can be used early on to the use of cueing for the development of in developing Cued Speech proficiency Lee engaged in several long was struggling with the fact that even Deanna Jordan accelerate learning a spoken language literacy.” assessments with Dr. Walter J. Beaupre conferences with parents and the though we were using signs in a Seeing While working since it is multi-sensory.” Throughout grad school and beyond, and Dr. Cornett. She remains an director of special education in Exact English format, the student’s on her Masters Quenin served on the NCSA board, Instructor Certification Trainer to Ascension Parish, Louisiana, in 1979, English language reading, writing and in Education of Cathy Quenin including a term as President between date for NCSA certification, and also about having parents learn to cue and speaking skills remained unimproved. the Deaf and Originally a law 1996 and 1999. She is also a member of evaluates transliterators and instructors. to support a Cued Speech program. “While communicating through SEE Hard of Hearing student in North the Instructor Certification committee. In addition, Kipila has taught many That program started in the fall of 1980, Signs, I had been using a program I at the University Carolina, Dr. Cued Speech classes across the country, and Lee taught all levels of students— designed to get the students to pay of Illinois, Chicago, in Cathy Quenin Betsy Kipila including Gallaudet, where she served elementary, middle, and high school, as attention to the spelling of words as 1980, Deanna Jordan had the had ambitions of Betsy Kipila’s as Adjunct Faculty until 2005, and at well as supervised other teachers. She a guide to how to say them, while we opportunity to hear Dr. Cornett speak. becoming a introduction to numerous cue camps. continued to do this until 1994, when also worked on phonics. I thought At the time she was working daily in lawyer for the deaf. Cued Speech can Kipila served a total of 13 years on she moved to North Carolina. that maybe there was something we a public school that housed a large After she discovered Cued Speech in be traced back to the NCSA board, and has retired to In NC, Lee worked for the Cued were doing wrong with the signing, so program for deaf children who were 1980, she decided “it would be more her origins in the Pennsylvania. Speech Center in Raleigh, and then wanted to study that. As Dr. Cornett using sign language in their educational interesting to work with deaf kids.” office of the Vice worked from Wake County public later pointed out, the students would get programs. Quenin took a beginner’s class long with President for Planning Barbara Lee schools from 2000–2005, as a language better at English only when we were Describing Dr. Cornett, Jordan Barbara Williams-Scott in Maryland and Public Service at Gallaudet College Barbara Lee first specialist with students who needed using English with them.” says, “I found Dr. Cornett to be very and eventually chose a path in speech- in 1972. As an employee of Gallaudet became intrigued remedial language instruction. During a lecture given by Dr. Cornett fascinating, exciting and enthusiastic.” language pathology. College, Kipila was required to learn by Cued Speech Says Lee, “it was absolutely in a Gallaudet class, Flanagan heard Jordan explained that she saw “a real While working on her master’s, sign language. when she read marvelous to see students that just about how Cued Speech works. She discrepancy between what Dr. Cornett’s Quenin took a graduate course in At the same time Mary Elsie Daisey the 1978 Parade about everyone had given up on, describes her moment of revelation, students had achieved and what the Cued Speech at Gallaudet University and Dr. Cornett were actively promoting magazine article begin to respond to intensive language “That’s what I’ve been trying to Chicago students were doing.” with Betsy Kipila and interned in the Cued Speech. Kipila became friendly that included Mary intervention. This was the beginning do!” Flanagan met with Dr. Cornett A few years later Jordan saw in a Office of Cued Speech Programs under with the Daisey/Henegar family and Elsie Daisey’s story. However, that of my desire to facilitate the language afterwards and went over the system, local newspaper that deaf pre-schoolers Dr. Cornett. She also participated in started teaching Mary Elsie’s daughter was not the first time she had heard of learning of these students, and with eventually learning from other first were being educated at the Alexander the AutoCuer project as a research to play piano. She also met Leah, who it. She says she remembered it being the introduction of CS, it was certainly generation advocates Betsy Kipila, Mary Graham Bell Montessori School using associate after completing her doctoral is the first deaf cuer, and wanted to learn “mentioned and dismissed” in one of her possible. (Other major changes were Elsie Daisey and Jay Diamant. Cued Speech. She visited the school coursework. how to communicate with her. graduate school courses. also necessary).” In describing her choice to become and met Ann Bleuer, a teacher at the For most of her career, Quenin has “I immediately realized that with Lee, who has dual master’s degrees After two years as an early an advocate for Cued Speech, Flanagan school. Bleuer and Jordan took a few served as a professor in the Speech cueing I could use my language, in audiology and deaf education, next intervention specialist with North says, “I didn’t feel like I could go back Cued Speech classes together. After a Pathology program at Nazareth College English, with all its idiosyncracies and heard Dr. Cornett speak in Baton Carolina’s Office of Education Services, to what I had been doing with such poor few years serving on the Alternatives in Rochester, New York, her hometown. colloquialisms! Signing was “easy” Rouge in 1979. Says Lee, “I was very Barbara Lee retired in August 2008. success in improving English usage in Education for the Hearing Impaired She teaches undergraduate students to learn at first, those few 100+ signs, skeptical, but I went to the Family Her current goal is to write educational when cueing would give great success Board of Directors, Jordan became Cued Speech in their phonetics course. but when [I] wanted to have a “real” Learning Vacation at Gallaudet for the materials for deaf education teachers without the number of stumbling blocks its first Executive Director in 1991. Quenin says, “It’s lots of fun to be Dr. conversation, I was stuck!” first time in the summer of 1979 and who have remedial students. other methods contained for both the Jordan went on to serve on the NCSA Cue and to get to help new generations Learning Cued Speech perked during that time I was convinced that students and me. It would have been board from 1999 to 2008. She currently of SLPs discover Cued Speech.”

Catching Up With the Cornetts, continued from page 1 Catching Up With the Cornetts, continued from page 10 work, the pair and their two children, into the family Studebaker and drive the Madrigal Singers, and high school Recalling a favorite homily of her it—we would talk “Pop’s work”—certainly interesting, but Emily and Lydia (ages 12 and 14), who a long ways to visit grandparents, musical theater. “At the age of thirteen father’s, which included a “cure” for about [it] when not fully evolved to its potential until play the cello and violin, rarely go a day cousins and other relatives. We drove or fourteen, I was the first to take voice shyness, Linda says, “I remember being we would get we were out on our own in our own without music. from Tennessee to Oklahoma to visit lessons from Pop with Mom at the touched and impressed one time when the newsletter careers.” Stanley recalls his father insisting that my dad’s parents a few times, and to piano and learn what I considered “old” he told me that he often felt a bit like and read the Lydia and Emily continue to use Cued he and his siblings learn to sing through Missouri to visit my mom’s family, at musical numbers like “The Girl that I a ‘clown’ and believed that in order articles—but Speech within the family and are “at lessons and church choir during his least once. These trips usually involved Marry” from “Annie Get Your Gun,” to accomplish anything you have to prioritizing and least twice as fast as Mom and Dad. childhood. Stanley says that later on, a pre-dawn start, lots of long hot days Linda says. risk making a fool of yourself. This is putting the time Lorene & R. Orin Cornett They proudly show off to their friends “we sort of took it upon ourselves into crossing Kansas or some such state and Stanley says of his mother and Orin’s something I have taken with me.” aside to do it never their ‘secret’ communication system that high school choral things and musicals.” frequent Dairy Queen stops—one of the wife of 59 years, Lorene, that she was At the urging of Eileen, Stanley and quite happened until we thought about Grandpa invented,” Stanley says. He says that his father gave “all of us family favorites.” a saint. Having been a second and his family attended Cue Camp New the implications for the kids. Of the family’s experience at Cue kids our first voice lessons” and was fourth grade teacher for many years England last summer to learn Cued “I know that may seem strange Camp New England, Stanley says, “Our very involved in their music. When and active in church organizations, she Speech for the very first time. They took considering how important Cued experience at Cue Camp New England Stanley got the lead in his school play is remembered by Stanley as a “gentle, it as an opportunity to not only learn Speech has become in your lives,” was especially meaningful for our as “Tony” in West Side Story while at supportive, and loving person with a the system, but also as a way to connect Stanley says. “But at the time it was all family. So many of the discussions we McLean High School, Orin commented wonderful, ironic sense of humor… their children with the family’s heritage, evolving in 1966-1967, we were either had with each of you went deep into our on the way that Stanley could better strong traditional values and work since Orin passed when their children already away in college, or, in my case, hearts and souls on so many levels: from portray his character. “He decided to tell ethic.” were quite young. “[Eileen] very much increasingly involved in the career personal, to nostalgic, to historical, to me that I was kissing Maria the wrong In her description of “Pop’s” pursued the idea that it was important choice of music and moving toward what Cued Speech means to all of you, way…[and] strongly opined that I was eccentricity, Linda recalls when he for our children to fully understand college at a music conservatory…our to implications for the future. We are ‘wiggling my head far too much’ for a “wore long black socks with tennis their grandfather’s legacy…Of course, dad was always inventing things and all grateful to everyone at the camp for first romantic kiss!” shoes and shorts to baseball practice, Eileen and I had always wanted to learn overseeing projects, and this was just taking us on that journey.” Stanley also added that though his something that Stan will never forgive father was passionately immersed in L to R, top row: Orin Cornett, Bill Badley, Ellen him for” and that “Pop informed us Cornett, Linda Badley, Eileen Cornett his work, he intimately bonded with his L to R, front row: Bob, Lydia, Jane, and Stanley at the outset that Santa Claus was a Books...CDs & DVDs...Software... children. “He used to spend many hours (courtesy of Stanley Cornett) myth: he and Mom (and Grandma with me in the backyard working on my and Grandpa) gave us our presents. Games...Gifts...Services baseball skills as a pitcher,” he says. Robert says that his daughter Jane Our atheism regarding Santa made us Log on to our colorful redesigned website for information, “He, of course, had devised the “best” remembers her grandfather well. “She unpopular around the neighborhood New! It’s about Time — Your Time! events, jobs, links, NCSA membership payment, method for throwing a curveball for a was the first grandchild of the family and at school. 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Order online: http://www.cuedspeech.com of some of my dad’s relatively rare church youth choir and was involved age—and it was actually a lot of fun.” vacations when we would all pile in the McLean High School Chorus, Catching Up With the Cornetts, continued on page 11

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Deaf Cuer Profile: Anna Smither THANK YOU! by Zainab Alkebsi Thank you to our donors! Editor’s Note: This interview OC: Where do you go to school? General Fund General Fund, continued General Fund, continued was conducted via an e-mailed AS: I am still in high school. I am a questionnaire. Responses were edited for Junior at Saint Mary’s School. It is a Adams, Frank & Kathleen Kolbrenner, Caryn Tawil, Ronald length, formatting and clarification. private school in Raleigh, NC. Adelson, Bennett Libby, David A & Deborah M Weiss, Janie

OC: How do you view your journey up Altman, Cynthia Mauro, Carol Anna Smither (Left) (Mary Virginia) On Cue: Let’s start from the beginning. until now? Blair, Beth McIntosh, Charles In Honor of Aaron Rose How and at what age did your parents AS: I am loving the path I am on now. they asked me to come and try out in find out you were deaf? I made the USA National Deaf Women California last June 2008. There were Bleuer, Ann Medlin, Linda Rose, Frances Anna Smither: My parents discovered I soccer team. I have great friends! I love six who tried out and I was one of the Bocaner, Barry & Monica Miller, Ryan & Brenda Sizemore, Ronald & Patricia was deaf around 6 months old. My Mom my school. I cannot wait for college. My six players that was asked to come back. thought I was deaf or that something family are always by my side no matter I just returned from a camp in Florida Bocaner, Marielle Joy Mordeson, John was wrong. When she discovered she what. which is where the Base camp for the Brattner, Linda & Marty Morgan, Catherine In Memory of John Caldwell took me to an audiologist and had it Deaf Teams (Men and Women’s) is confirmed. Than they did an ABR and OC: Do any memorable moments stick located. Caldwell, Barbara Nahem, Adele Lee, Barbara found out I was profoundly deaf in both out in your head? What have been the Chatland, Wendy & Gordon Nahem, Joseph Rupert, Joan ears. She then did research and found best and worst moments? OC: How long have you been an Cued Speech. AS: The best moment, so far, was with athlete? Christenson, Larry & Joan Nanos Kish, Elura the USA National Deaf Women soccer AS: I started playing soccer when I was Daisey, Mary Elsie OC: Do they know what caused it or team. I went to Pensacola, Florida, to 3 years old. My whole life is all about Parker, Rachel In Memory of Ken Jackson not? train with the team. I got to see how sports, I am on three soccer teams: DellaFellice, Rodney Polk, Linda Lee, Barbara AS: My Mom thinks that she may have my teammates communicate with my high school soccer team, my club had RSV when she was pregnant with each other. Some of the players use soccer team and the USA National Deaf Diamant, Jay Poore, Jerry & Teri me. It is an upper respiratory virus that sign language and I do not know sign Women’s soccer team. I am also on the Engel, Milton Powsner, Henry In Memory of Kris Wilson affects the ears as well as all kinds of language that well, but I am learning varsity basketball high school team. problems, one of which is Auditory from the team. I want to take a sign Engelman, Ralph Robie, Mary-Beth Wright, Will & Peggy Neuro Deafness. But we also have some language class in college. Anyways, I OC: What are your interests and Erani, Karen Roffé, Sarina & David deafness in the distant family. love the team!! They are so much fun to hobbies? hang out with. The worst moment I had AS: My hobbies are playing soccer and Fasold, Mark & Patricia Roffé, Harriet Kris Wilson Cue Camp Scholarship OC: What were the main challenges/ so far was when I was in middle school. basketball, reading, and hanging out Franklin, Hilary Rose, Aaron Shuler, Al obstacles you faced? I went to the beach with my family and with my friends when I have the time. AS: One of my challenges was getting a some of their friends. All of the sudden, Franklin, Kirk & Marty Rosen, Seth Wilson, Raymond & Cherry new implant and trying to adjust to the my implant just dies on me. So basically, OC: Looking back on your journey, is Gamewell, Robert Ruberl, Amy Wilson, Dan new sounds especially my mom’s voice. that whole week I was deaf and honestly there anything you would change? Her voice was the first sound I ever I did not like it because I could not hear AS: Honestly I would not change Garmisa, Linda Schaefer, Jami & Jonathan heard. what everybody was saying and also it anything because everything I do on Gildea, Maria Schier, Ronald & Teresa Special Thanks to was too quiet for me. my journey is part of life. If you make a OC: How did you overcome them? mistake, you learn from it. If you have a Grubman, Hermine Schuler, Douglas & Barbara Giant of Maryland, LLC AS: My family and my friends were by OC: How did the Taiwan plans come happy moment, enjoy it. my side the whole way. Every time I about? Halacka, Shon Sheridan, Mary would hear a sound that I never heard AS: A friend, Julian Moiwai, who is also OC: Any advice to give to other deaf Huston, Scot & Meredith Shiller, Milton & Leonard of, I would ask my family or friends and deaf, saw my name online as one of the cuers? they would tell me. top deaf athletes in North Carolina. He AS: My advice to all deaf cuers is when Jackson, Lois Shuler, Al Facebooked me and we started talking. you cue, make sure you use your voice Jones, Susie Sirota, Howard & Rachell OC: How has Cued Speech helped you He told me about the US National Deaf because people need to understand your thus far? Team. He was on the Men’s Team. voice quality. Make sure you practice Jordan, Deanna Skrovan, Stephen & AS: It has helped me so much because My mom looked into it, had my coach using your voice as you cue so it can King, Dina Shelley Powsner without Cued Speech, I would have not contact them and then they contacted improve your voice quality. been able to talk like a hearing person. me. With my coaches’ recommendations Kish, Elura Nanos Swinehart, David

12 Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. 13 National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 National Cued Speech Association Volume 23 • Issue 1 • Spring 2009 Louisiana Tech Winter Conference Highlights R. Orin Cornett Legacy Society Cued Speech You spent a lifetime building your to retain use of and control over their they may be further reduced by the by Barbara LeBlanc assets to benefit the people and causes assets during their lifetime, and remains income tax your heirs will have to pay you care about. Smart estate planning fully revocable. To expedite your good on what they receive! You can stop the arbara LeBlanc, speech-language easy to comprehend how beneficial CS the conference inquired how they might can ensure that your intentions are intentions, here’s a recommended clause “Incredible Shrinking IRA” by naming Bpathologist and educational is for educating the child with a hearing have CS as an option at their school for fulfilled so that you leave a legacy you for making an outright, unrestricted the National Cued Speech Association consultant, and Penny Hakim, NCSA loss even when one has the benefit of a the small number of children they have are proud of! bequest to the National Cued Speech as the beneficiary and leaving other Gulf States Director, were guest cochlear implant. on their caseload with a hearing loss. Association: assets to your heirs. speakers for the second day of the Penny Hakim presented the journey stablished in the name of R. Orin When you make this charitable Louisiana Tech University’s Winter that she and her family took with her ECornett, the inventor of Cued gift, the death benefit qualifies for a Conference. The topic was “Using Cued son Abraham, who is now a senior in the Speech, the National Cued Speech charitable deduction from your estate Speech to Maximize the Benefits of architect program at Tulane University Association Cornett Legacy Society and 100% of the assets pass to the Cochlear Implants.” in New Orleans. Hakim showed home enables you to declare your commitment National Cued Speech Association LA Tech’s Communication Disorders videos and a well-organized and to language, communication and literacy without being taxed. Your heirs may department organized the conference. emotional timeline that spanned from for deaf and hard of hearing individuals benefit from this arrangement because The department trains undergraduate Abraham’s first speech-language therapy during your lifetime. they can receive other assets, which are and graduate students to become speech- sessions to a recent video done at A bequest to the National Cued not as heavily taxed. language pathologists and audiologists. Tulane University. He is very articulate Speech Association allows you to extend Members of the Cornett Legacy Cheryl Leachman, an instructor, felt that and enjoys explaining how Cued the impact that Cued Speech has had on Society are profiled in On Cue, receive Cued Speech was a timely topic and Speech helped him to be educated in the lives of your family or friends. While recognition on cuedspeech.org, and asked LeBlanc and Hakim to present. an inclusion setting from the first grade many are able to give generously during will receive a personalized Cornett Barbara LeBlanc presented three From L to R: Penny Hakim, NCSA board member; to the present even though he wore a Cheryl Leachman, M.A., CCC-SLP; Barbara their lifetimes, others find satisfaction Legacy Society Certificate as well sessions that included the following: The LeBlanc, C. S. Instructor, Lori King, M.A., cochlear implant. in knowing that the legacy they leave in as a distinctive pin as a token of our What, Why, and How of Cued Speech, CCC-SLP and Donna Garner, M.C.D., CCC-SLP The Louisiana Tech University staff their estate will allow the NCSA to give (courtesy of Barbara LeBlanc) appreciation. How to Use Cued Speech in Speech, and students were very warm and the gift of language, communication and Language & Auditory Training Sessions open to Cued Speech and made the literacy to cuers and their families in the “I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Bequests are also the final expression and How to Teach Cued Speech to Many practicing professionals conference a pleasure for all present. future. the National Cued Speech Association, of a life of caring and concern. the Child with a Hearing Loss. Many questioned why Cued Speech is LeBlanc and Hakim plan to continue Make the dream of language, a not-for-profit corporation, having participants commended that since they not offered as an option more often providing information and referrals for communication and literacy part of your its principal offices at 5619 McLean Express yourself now by making a gift had a chance to learn some of the Cued and not used more frequently in the the northern sector in the near future legacy by remembering the National Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814, (insert for the future. Speech system, it was very clear and educational setting. Education teams at while there is an avid interest. Cued Speech Association in your description of gift) to be used for its If you have included the National estate plans. Leaving a gift for future general, charitable and educational Cued Speech Association in your will or THRASS, continued from page 4 generations of cuers can be as easy as purposes.” have left us a bequest in the past, then English skills. In addition to viewing the software adding a codicil to your will. You can you are already a member of the R. Orin I was quite impressed with the caliber demonstration, I also had the give a specific amount, a percentage A note on IRAs Cornett Legacy Society. Please let us of the software and despite the din and opportunity to meet Ann Worsfold and or the residue of your estate. You can If you leave your retirement plan assets know, so we can include your name as a hubbub surrounding the booth, the June Dixon-Miller, who represented the even name the National Cued Speech (such as an IRA) to your heirs, they member. Just contact the NCSA at 5619 demonstration was well received and UK Cued Speech Association, students Association as a contingent beneficiary. may be taxed twice. After the assets McLean Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814 or well presented. I learned that you can from the Exeter Royal Academy for A charitable bequest allows individuals are diminished by inheritance taxes, by email at [email protected]. view a map of phonemes to create a Deaf Education, and the Honorable word. Once a word has been selected or Malcolm Bruce, MP, who championed Meet Maria Gildea, continued from page 1 to also ask for your generous support journalism and marketing. With his created, you can look at how each part this software for deaf children as his many years as a devoted and passionate as we look towards fulfilling NCSA’s help, we will develop projects and of the word is said by viewing a short daughter is deaf. There were a variety Cued Speech mother. I also bring two goal to bring the gift of literacy to programs that will raise money to clip of a mouth showing the selected of interested people who stopped to see CFC # 12036 decades of professional experience more children in need. These are trying support our lofty goals. I invite you phonemes. You can then choose an what the software was about. Make a donation to the and knowledge as an accountant economic times, indeed, but it’s better to all to get involved in the NCSA cause, option to see the word cued. There For more information about the NCSA’s Deaf Children’s and business executive in nonprofit give a little than not at all. Giving what and share with us your ideas for raising were a couple of instances that I really THRASS Phoneme Machine, please management. With your help, I know we you are able to is always better than not funds. Your involvement is paramount noticed the differences between the go to their web site at http://www. Literacy Project through can increase the financial resources of giving at all. to our success! My email address is British and American systems of Cued phonememachine.com/. To learn more the Combined Federal our beloved NCSA! John Brubaker, a cueing parent from [email protected], and John’s is Speech, especially with cueing different about THRASS, please visit http://www. Please allow me this opportunity not Maine, is joining my team! John has [email protected]. We look diphthongs and accents. thrass.co.uk/. Campaign today! only to introduce myself to you, but many years of experience in sports forward to hearing from you!

14 Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Championing effective communication, language acquisition and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. 15 National Cued Speech Association Volume 22 • Issue 2 • Summer 2008 International Cued Speech Alliance by Sarina Roffé On Cue n international group was Proposed Mission Statement On Cue, the newsletter of the National Cued Speech Association, Aconceived to bring together The International Cued Speech is published three times a year; representatives of the Cued Speech Alliance (ICSA) champions e-mail updates to members are community from countries where effective communication, language more frequent. Letters to the Editor a cueing population exists. An development and literacy for must include contact information initial meeting was held during deaf and hard of hearing babies, of the author. The Editor reserves the NCSA Conference in August children and adults, as well as the right to select those letters to 2006 with representatives from others with communications be published and to edit for length and language. News, calendar United Kingdom, Canada, France, disorders through the use of Cued items, letters, classified ads, and Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Speech and envisions that Cued photos are needed! Electronic Finland, South Africa, and the Speech will enable individuals to transmission of all materials is Dominican Republic. communicate effectively in the preferred. Electronic photos must Surveys were emailed by Interim language(s) of their family and be high-resolution at 300 dpi. chair Bruno Zimmerman (a Swiss society. Send to Aaron Rose, Editor, at cueing parent) in both French The ICSA members comprise [email protected] or mail and English in 2006 and 2007 individuals, centers or associations hard copy to: and subsequent messages were that promote Cued Speech in their On Cue exchanged. The ICSA is now respective countries. 5619 McLean Drive considering adopting the following Bethesda, MD 20814-1021 mission statement.

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