This work proposes that cued speech, originally developed in 1967, is a practical, cost-effective, and empirically supported alternative for developing spoken language skills in deaf children. American and European contributors in linguistics, cognition, neuropsychology, speech and hearing science, computer science, and education suggest a paradigm shift toward understanding deaf children as capable visual learners who can progress through the same curriculum with their hearing peers. Chapters are in sections on cued speech and cued language, cued speech for phonological perception, cueing for natural language acquisition, cued language for the development of reading, and cued speech and cued language for atypical populations. A final chapter examines emerging trends in the field. B&w photos are included. LaSasso is professor in the Department of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences at Gallaudet University. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)