Lip Reading Beginners

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Course Overview

Course Overview
This course is for absolute beginners and those with a little knowledge, Tutor: Nicola Hicks, Tuesdays 7-8.30pm

Open Is this course right for me?

This course is intended for anyone who wishes to develop their lip-reading skills, and improve communication affected by hearing loss. The course, building on knowledge and understanding, will cover a range of subjects including: Lipreading theory and practice, Finger spelling, Tactics for managing hearing loss in everyday life, and will give the opportunity to practise lip-reading in a safe, positive environment.
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Open What will I learn?

By the end of the course, you should be able to: list consonant confusion groups and identify visible and less visible shapes, recognise specific lip shapes in eyedrill, sentences/prose and running speech, explain the psychological impact of acquired hearing loss/deafness, apply finger spelling alphabet to support communication.
Prosp What Will I Learn

Open How will I learn?

The tutor provides voiced and devoiced presentations, discussion and demonstration, group and pair work. There will be opportunities at every session to practise lip-reading skills. Resources will include worksheets and handouts. Individual communication needs will be taken into account at all times.
Prosp How Will I Learn

Open Will I gain a qualification?

You will not gain a formal qualification but you may receive a Certificate of Attendance and Achievement from your tutor.
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Open Next steps

There will be an opportunity to continue study in upcoming terms, exploring more complex issues around lip-reading and communication.
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Open Please bring

You will need a small mirror and a pen and paper every week.
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LAC00817
22/09/2026
Format
01/12/2026
1.50 hours per week
10 weeks
£0.00
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