speech-reading
Britishnoun
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And in interactions in which deaf people rely on speech-reading and facial cues, masks make communication nearly impossible.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020
Even for them to teach the children to write would usually be undesirable because the greatest gain from the mother's efforts comes from the early establishment of the speech-reading habit and entire dependence upon it.
From What the Mother of a Deaf Child Ought to Know by Wright, John Dutton
It would be nearest the truth to say that they are "taught articulation," or that they are instructed by the use of speech and speech-reading.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry
What advantage is there, not found in the prevailing methods of communication with the deaf, i.e., by gestures, dactylology, speech and speech-reading, and writing?
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
The Oral Method.—Speech and speech-reading, together with writing, are made the chief means of instruction, and facility in speech and speech-reading, as well as mental development and written language, is aimed at.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry
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