LESSON 1 OF 12
Your objective
Identify all three elements that contribute to a complete cue.
Understand the idea
Cued American English makes English visually accessible through a coordinated combination of handshape, placement, and mouth movement. Each element contributes information. A handshape by itself is not a complete cue.
Handshape + placement + mouth movement
Look at the complete visual message.
A connection to remember
Each handshape groups more than one consonant sound.
Check the connection
Does a handshape by itself identify one unique sound?
Show the answer
No, mouth and placement information also matter
Each handshape groups more than one consonant sound.
Put this idea into practice
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