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Lip-reading is an ability to comprehend speech by watching a person’s lips move in some patterns, and how their facial expression and tongue is used as well; lip-reading also goes as speech reading. Deaf children are used to lip reading from a young age, and so they are familiar with the words even more. Lip-reading can be made easier for children by making sure your child knows and understands what you are talking to them about first. Like mentioned, using facial expressions and the way the tongue is moved when communicating is also important. Start off slow, and try to really go in depth if they are not understanding.
Not all deaf or people who have difficulty hearing can lip read everyone is different. Ahmed Khalifa shared his experience, that when he would work at his jobs he had to learn a way to communicate with others and that is how he was able to adjust the way he is now, and because he also has a speech therapist who helps him once a week. There are different ways to adjust to lip-reading, we have to be considerate of how fast we are talking so the person is able to understand as well.
Khalifa, A. (2020, January 15). What is Lip Reading / Speech Reading Like for Deaf/Hard of Hearing People? Hear Me Out! [CC]. https://hearmeoutcc.com/lip-reading/
Lip-reading | National Deaf Children’s Society. (2025). Ndcs.org.uk. https://www.ndcs.org.uk/advice-and-support/language-and-communication/lip-reading
Hello Lesli, wonderful post on the topic of lip-reading! I also found this quite interesting, specifically how our brain works to interpret words through lip-reading. I think many of us take speech, hearing, and sight for granted, but it's nice to know that there are alternatives for most, where life can still be enjoyable, even if it's not the same experience others have. I like the picture you chose as well. Great reference to the lip-reading concept!
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