Chap 11

Question 1

What are fluency goals for borderline stuttering?

Answer 1

To gain spontaneous fluency

Question 2

True of false you talk directly to the child when working on goals for borderline stuttering?

Answer 2

False

Instead you will work with parents and deal with their feelings, behaviors, and attitudes

Question 3

How would you help maintain fluency in a borderline child who stutters

Answer 3

• Keep in contact with family, even after child has achieved fluency
• Remain open to future contact if needed

Question 4

What are the three clinical methods utilized when working with a borderline stutterer

Answer 4

1. Educate (discussions with parents, DVDs, reading materials as take home tools, etc)
2. Counsel (support/ problem solve)
3. Collect data (parents collect severity ratings, slp’s collect %SS)

Question 5

What an example of indirect treatment for borderline stutterers

Answer 5

• Clinician first counsels parents
• Clinician models facilitating interaction
• Parents practice facilitating interaction at home

Question 6

What is the Lindome Severity Rating Scale?

Answer 6

• A scale parents use to report daily severity of child’s stutter
• sometimes a clinician will also use
• Scale of 1-10 (1=fluency, 10= severe stutter)

Question 7

How much time per day should a parent spend 1 on 1 with a child when practicing facilitating parent-child interaction

Answer 7

10-15 min per day

Same time each day is best.

Question 8

What are examples of family interactions that may stress a vulnerable child

Answer 8

• high speech rate
• rapid fire conversation
• interruptions
• open ended questions
• critical/corrective comments
• inconsistent listening
• complex vocab
• advanced levels of syntax