Editing Cued speech (section)

==Debate over cued speech vs. sign language==
The topic of deaf education has long been filled with controversy. Two strategies for teaching the deaf exist: an aural/oral approach and a manual approach. Those who use aural-oralism believe that children who are deaf or hard of hearing should be taught through the use of residual hearing, speech and speechreading. Those promoting a manual approach believe the deaf should be taught through the use of signed languages, such as [[American Sign Language]] (ASL).<ref>{{cite web|title=Cued Speech and Literacy: History, Research, and Background Information|url=http://www.cuedspeech.org/pdfs/facts/Cued-Speech-and-Literary.pdf|author=National Cued Speech Association|year=2006|access-date=2013-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020195258/http://www.cuedspeech.org/pdfs/facts/Cued-Speech-and-Literary.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Within the United States, proponents of cued speech often discuss the system as an alternative to ASL and similar sign languages, although others note that it can be learned in addition to such languages.<ref>[http://www.zak.co.il/deaf-info/old/cued_speech.html Cued Speech FAQ]</ref> For the ASL-using community, cued speech is a unique potential component for learning [[English as a second language]]. Within bilingual-bicultural models, cued speech does not borrow or invent signs from ASL, nor does CS attempt to change ASL syntax or grammar.  Rather, CS provides an unambiguous model for language learning that leaves ASL intact.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Cued Speech: An Opportunity Worth Recognizing|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1180355|journal=Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education|last1=Giese|first1=Karla|access-date=2022-03-05|date=2018}}</ref>