Chap 13

Question 1

What is the age range for intermediate stuttering?

Answer 1

6-13 years AKA school age

Question 2

what are core behaviors of intermediate stuttering

Answer 2

repetitions, prolongations, and blocks

Question 3

What are secondary behaviors of intermediate stuttering

Answer 3

esacpe AND avoidance behaviors

Question 4

What are some fluency goals for intermediate stutterers

Answer 4

1. Fluent speech
2. Controlled stuttering
3. Acceptable stuttering
4. reduce negative feelings/attitudes

*Stutter Modification of Fluency Shaping

Question 5

What does exploring a child’s stutter mean?

Answer 5

• That you truly get to know a client
  
  • what are their goals from treatment
  • what are their beliefs about stutter
  • what are their core behaviors/secondary beh.
  • what are their thoughts/feelings
• Must show genuine interest, show you are unafraid

Question 6

What are some good ways to explore a child’s thoughts and feelings about stutter?

Answer 6

-Have child draw feelings and have them talk about their drawing

Question 7

What are the FIVE specific fluency skills

Answer 7

• flexible rate
• pausing
• easy onsets
• light contacts
• proprioception

Question 8

If you combine all five fluency skills what is the result?

Answer 8

SUPERFLUENCY

Question 9

What is proprioception

Answer 9

feeling where the stutter/tension is in your articulators/mouth when in a stutter. Often done by having client practice FREEZING when in the middle of a stutter

Question 10

What is scaffolding?

Answer 10

providing extra support for the child as he works up a hierarchy of difficulty.

Question 11

What two additional groups of people besides the client do you work with when you have a intermediate stutterer? (school age child who stutters)

Answer 11

• PARENTS

- TEACHERS