What is lip reading?
Lip reading is another popular form of communication among deaf people. It involves watching the lips of a person speaking and trying to interpret what they are saying. Lip reading can be difficult because there are many words that look alike when spoken. Additionally, lip-reading requires practice and concentration in order to be effective.
What are the benefits of lip reading?
The benefits of lip-reading include the ability to communicate without needing to sign or use a hearing aid. Additionally, lip-reading can be very helpful in situations where there is a lot of background noise.
What are the drawbacks of lip reading?
The drawbacks of lip-reading include the fact that it can be difficult to learn if you are not already familiar with it. Additionally, not everyone knows how to lip-read, which can make communication difficult in certain situations.
How can you learn to lip-read?
There are a few different ways that you can learn to lip-read. You can take a class, hire a tutor, or watch online videos. There are also many books and other resources available to help you learn to lip-read. The best way to learn is by immersion, which means surrounding yourself with people who use lip reading on a daily basis.
Interesting facts about lip reading
Only 30% of spoken English can be accurately lip read (even by the best lip reader who has been deaf for many years). This makes it very hard for a deaf person to correctly read the speaker’s lips. This is because many words cannot be differentiated as they have the same lip pattern. For example:
Words that sound the same and have different meanings, but look the same on the lips e.g. which / witch, or break / brake. There are many of these in the English language. Knowing the topic of conversation first helps the lip reader here.
Words that sound different and have different meanings, but look the same on the lips e.g. gap / cab / ham. Try mouthing these words to yourself now and notice how you make the same lip pattern for each. Another example is mad / ban / mat.
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