oralism

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 oralism¹

First recorded in 1880–85; oral + -ism

How does oralism compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

In the early 80s, oralism (an educational technique with heavy emphasis on lip-reading and speech) was quite popular.

Advocates of oralism said that with enough effort and time, I could learn how to speak and hear.

At this time, my parents were unaware that the choice between oralism and ASL was very political.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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