Stuttering

About Stuttering

This area of speech is also referred to as speech fluency. Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is interrupted by repetitions (li-li-like this), prolongations (lllllike this), or abnormal stoppages (no sound) of sounds and syllables. There may also be facial and body movements associated with the effort to speak. Many young children go through a period of normal disfluency, but if it persists for more than a year, the child may need the services of a speech-language pathologist.

Goals will be different depending on the unique needs of each child as well as their age. Students may work on: building awareness of their stuttering, learning about the speech mechanism and normal speech fluency, learning fluency techniques, building self-advocacy skills, or improving attitudes and emotions around stuttering.

Resources for Stuttering Support

• The Stuttering Foundation - This is a wonderful resource for children who stutter and their families. There are free e-books, brochures, videos and more!
• Stuttering Therapy Resources - Free Resources including handouts and videos
• Stuttering Tips for Parents - from The Stuttering Foundation
• Stuttering Tips for Teachers - from The Stuttering Foundation

More Resources

I have lots more where this came from! I have many resources that I just can't legally share on this public site. To request more materials for your child's specific goals, contact me! I will email them directly to you.