Smarter Than a 5th Grader?!?
Written by Beth Blair on September 12th, 2008 | 0 CommentsWhat I really love about September is that none of the erasers have been chewed off the pencils. Yet. The last blog that I wrote has a comment from Esther asking if I have cued in all of the grades yet. That’s funny because my colleagues joke that we should, by now, be smarter than 5th Read More ...
Back To School
Written by Barb Ballard on September 4th, 2008 | 0 CommentsMany school districts have been back in school for a week or more, but Fairfax County Schools began classes this week. As everyone finds themselves slipping back into those school day routines, it a good time to take a look at what our own expectations are for our children. Parents need to Read More ...
Cue Camp Virginia Is Coming!
Written by Barb Ballard on August 12th, 2008 | 2 CommentsCCVA is coming! The information and registration forms are online now at Cue Camp Virginia. There are new forms and new scholarship opportunities, especially if you’re a family with a deaf/HOH preschooler, and you live in the Northern Virginia area. The Fairfax Lions Club Read More ...
CLTs and Culture!
Written by Catharine McNally on August 7th, 2008 | 0 CommentsOne reason why I love cued speech is the ability to be mainstream as much as possible. This is possible thanks to cued language transliterators (CLTs), as Beth blogged about earlier. What a great post - the CLTs are truly instrumental in the mainstream experience and the ability to get the exact Read More ...
The Middle Man
Written by Beth Blair on July 19th, 2008 | 1 CommentIt’s a cool job. I go places. I learn things. I sing and crack jokes. Sometimes I flirt or tell a lie. I’ve gone down a zip wire and had to kiss a fish. I am a professional communication facilitator, aka, Cued Language Transliterator. The clients’ lives are private, so the Read More ...
Cued Speech and Entrepreneurship
Written by Catharine McNally on July 12th, 2008 | 4 CommentsMany of us are able to say, “…because of cued speech, ________________ is possible.” For some of you, it can be “pursuing an education,” “sharing laughs with my siblings,” or “being able to tell my child, ‘I love you.’” For me: Read More ...
Support from Fairfax Lions
Written by Barb Ballard on July 6th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIn Northern Virginia, a major supporter of NVCSA is the Fairfax Lions Club. For the Fairfax 4th of July Parade, the Fairfax Lions, along with members of NVCSA, participated in the parade raising awareness for the Lions, NVCSA, Cued Speech, and the Car Donation Program which helps to support Read More ...
Texas Brings Random Contemplations on CLT Access
Written by Esther Rimer on June 24th, 2008 | 1 CommentAs I write this, I am currently in what amounts to the middle of nowhere, central Texas, working as a volunteer at an archaeological field school, ready to sell a kingdom for a good hot biscuit, and surrounded by colonies of fire ants. I also have very limited internet, so y’all are very Read More ...
Connections Within the Family
Written by Mary-Beth Robie on June 22nd, 2008 | 3 CommentsTo come from a family where each of my immediate family members learned how to cue is something I consider a blessing. I even put my life on the line by trying to teach the family cat how to expressively cue to me. I would take her paw and try to move it around her chin/mouth area with the only Read More ...
Now What? (Choices part 2)
Written by Barb Ballard on June 22nd, 2008 | 3 CommentsSo, here we were with a child, who’d most likely developed his hearing impairment at the age of 3, who was now 7 years old and in 2nd grade. Because of his other health issues, he was already in a classroom with small group instruction. I wasn’t prepared to even think about Read More ...
