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 An Instructor of Cued Speech certificate is a credential that certifies the holder’s ability to present information about CS and to teach beginning level CS courses. In the future, professional development modules will be made available that will expand the scope of certification to include topics such as cuereading; instructing families; instructing transliterators; instructing professionals in speech, audiology, deaf education, special education, etc. In order to be certified as an Instructor of Cued Speech, an individual must be at least 18 years of age and meet the following five requirements:
The requirements can be completed in any order, but all five must be met within a time period of no more than 3 years for certification to take effect. Certification is permanent, as long as the first three requirements are maintained (continuing education requirements will be specified in the future as continuing education courses are developed and approved by the committee). However, certification can be revoked from any certified Instructor whose maintenance requirements lapse for more than a year. NCSA Membership Membership includes bimonthly OnCue newsletter, information and network services, and savings on purchases from Cued Speech Discovery. Proficiency An ongoing requirement of Instructor Certification is evidence of expressive Cued Speech proficiency. This requirement calls for a qualifying score on either the CAECS-E or the BCSPR and must be renewed every three years. Both tests can often be administered through the mail.
Continuing Education Basic Instructor Workshop Registration forms for specific BIWS dates for upcoming events are posted roughly 3 months ahead of time. Earlybird and regular registrations should be submitted via mail, postmarked according to the guidelines on the registration form. The registration fee is non-refundable, unless more than 30 days notice of cancellation is given. In most cases, registration at the door is also possible, subject to the availability of space and is granted at the discretion of workshop instructors on a first-come, first-serve basis. The BIWS, or Basic Instructor Workshop, is a 2-day intensive workshop taught by 2 qualified instructor trainers. The BIWS was designed to ensure that all instructors are exposed to the NCSA’s current policy on cueing and cueing mechanics standards. However, the workshop alone is not meant to be complete preparation for the national certification exam. Additional reading is recommended in The ICS-National Certification Exam. As more published standards become available, additional training
options can be offered by agencies and individuals outside the committee.
Until that time, successful completion of the BIWS is required for
certification. The ICS-National Certification
Exam Registration forms for specific BIWS dates for upcoming events are posted roughly 3 months ahead of time. Earlybird and regular registrations should be submitted via mail, postmarked according to the guidelines on the registration form. The registration fee is non-refundable, unless more than 30 days notice of cancellation is given. In most cases, registration at the door is also possible, subject to the availability of space and is granted at the discretion of exam proctors on a first-come, first-serve basis. The ICS-National Certification Exam battery includes a written test and an Assessing Cue Errors (ACE) test. The written test consists of 100 multiple choice questions, 50 questions drawn from Cued Speech production topics, and 50 questions drawn from the additional topics listed below. The ACE test consists of 30 multiple-choice format test items presented on videotape. Each item may be cued correctly or contain one cueing error and must be categorized accordingly (correct, form error, handshape error, placement error, or number error). In order to pass, a score greater than 85% must be achieved on both the written exam and the ACE (video errors component) in the same sitting (ie. if you are not satisfied with your result, the test must be re-taken in its entirety). Results of the exam are typically mailed to examinees within 4-6 weeks after the exam. Topics covered by the exam include the following Cued Speech Production & Reception Topics and Additional Topics:
The exam tests for detailed knowledge of Cued Speech Production and Reception Topics and a basic knowledge of Additional Topics. Some of the topics will be presented in the Basic Instructor Workshop. However, the workshop alone is not meant to be complete preparation for the exam. The books and materials listed below are also recommended in preparing for the certification exam. In addition, familiarity with cue notation and phonemic spelling is necessary for reading any written descriptions of cue sequences and phonemes, respectively, that may appear on the exam.
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