Chronicle of a deaf audiologist

Learn to read lips #40

Originally Posted: May 31, 2026

When you’re learning to read lips, substitution is an essential skill.

Try it now, in this 57-second video!

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To get more information about which sounds look the same, and practice with substituting those sounds, see my free lessons on YouTube.

Related post: Learn to read lips #39

Category: Lipreading, Skill Development

Sandra Vandenhoff
Dr. Sandra Vandenhoff is an audiologist with hearing loss, founder of HEARa, Hearing Rehabilitation teacher, and Canadian author, who does not remember saying on her first day of wearing hearing aids: "Mom, I can hear my shoelaces!"

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