oralism

[awr-uh-liz-uh m, ohr-]

noun

the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.

Compare manualism.

Origin of oralism

First recorded in 1880–85; oral + -ism

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Contemporary Examples of oralism

In the early 80s, oralism (an educational technique with heavy emphasis on lip-reading and speech) was quite popular.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth
Quora Contributor
December 23, 2013
Advocates of oralism said that with enough effort and time, I could learn how to speak and hear.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth
Quora Contributor
December 23, 2013