Expressive and Receptive Skills Development
One’s expressive skills (i.e., ability to cue) and receptive skills (i.e., ability to cue read others) do not necessarily develop at the same rate. The CAECS-R serves to assess one’s ability to cue read single words.
Consider Training
People who are deaf/hard-of-hearing and were raised with cued English as their first language acquired the ability to cue read passively. If you learned to cue in a course, you might need training in order to cue read especially if you do not rely on cue reading for day-to-day communication.
Know Yourself and the Assessment
Before the test, you may want to perform some self-assessment to estimate your level of cue reading fluency. Are you able to cue read reliably at the word, sentence, or conversational level? The CAECS-R will require you to cue read model cueing at the single word level.
Register for the CAECS-R
STEP 1: DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE THE APPLICATION
Download and the CAECS-E Registration Form electronically and send to info@tecunit.org. The fee may be paid by credit card through our online payment platform. You may also print and complete by hand and submit the fee by check made payable to the TECUnit.
The Cued American English Competency Screening-R (CAECS-R ©2002, TECUnit) provides a framework for assessing cue reading skills at the single word level. The CAECS–R may be taken by any individual who wishes to assess his/her basic cue reading skills. In some states, the CAECS-R serves as a prerequisite test for State Level Assessments (also sometimes called a Quality Assurance Screening). A passing score on the CAECS-R is one of the prerequisites to register for the CLT National Certification Examination (CLTNCE). It should be noted that the CAECS-R assesses basic cue reading and does not inform one’s readiness for the voicing sections of the CLTNCE.
STEP 2: MAKE A PAYMENT
You may pay the application fee using our online system or pay by check.