Fluency Assessment & Intervention Flashcards
What are the things you need to consider before performing the assessment?
Consistency effect - consistent distribution in repeated readings; regular and repeatable loci (e.g., I want ttttto swim–in the successive readings, with the same utterance, the same sound will have dysfluency)
Adaptation effect - stuttering decreases in frequency as over the course of several readings; flip side of consistency effect (e.g., Where the stutter occurs, it will decrease)
In adaptation effect, this is mostly evident by the
A. 3rd reading
B. 4th reading
C. 5th reading
Answer: 5th reading
True or False. In adaptation effect, roughly 50% decreases from the initial reading.
True
What is the first thing that you do in a stuttering assessment?
Case history taking
During the case history taking, what do you have to identify with regards to stuttering assessment?
- Start of the condition (is it gradual or sudden?)
- Effects of the quality of life
- Coping strategies
- Changes and fluctuations
- Feelings and attitudes regarding stuttering
What is SSI?
Stuttering Severity Instrument
SSI-4 uses multiple (2-3) speech samples of at least 200 syllables each
Norms regarding: frequency, length, and severity of stuttering moments
This assessment only assesses motor components but does not check personal and subjective aspects. Meaning primary behaviors are only checked
Stuttering Severity Instrument (SSI-4)
Can SSI be used for both children and adults?
Yes
How many standard samples should you have?
2 samples is standard: conversation and reading
Why do you assess reading?
Cannot change words, can increase or decrease stuttering frequency (to see if may avoidance na ineexhibit)
Why do we need two samples?
Compare the two speech samples
Comparisons of the amount of avoidance
According to Yair and Seery (2015), how many words or syllables should you have?
300-500 words or syllables
600-1200 for “less frequent stutterers”
Some references: minimum is 200
What is the minimum criteria to say that a person has stuttering?
2-3% stuttered syllables
What are the following information you can obtain from a fluency sample?
Stuttered syllables - %SS = SLD/total syllables x 100%
Stuttered words - %SW = SLD/total words x 100
Weighted SLD score → severity
True or False. Total number of intended words in the sample. You will not count repetitions, or word revisions.
True
True or False. Count every moment of stuttering only once. No matter how severe or complex.
True
What is the difference between SLD and NSLD?
SLD - Stuttering-like disfluencies
NSLD - Non stuttering like disfluencies
(1) interjections “uhm… err.”, ,
(2) revisions/abandoned utterances–” “Mom ate/Mom fixed dinner)
(3) multisyllable/phrase repetition–”because because”, “I want I want to go”)
What should you not count in the SSW%?
NSLD
What are the stuttering-like disfluencies?
- Part-word repetition (b-but, thi-thi-this)
- Single-syllable word repetition AKA mono-syllabic repetition (you you you)
Dysrhythmic phonation: - prolongations (“mmmmy, “coooookie”)
- blocks (#toy)
- broken words (o#pen)
True or False. Should you count phrase repetitions in getting the SSW?
What do we need to get to get the severity of the stuttering?
SLD Score
What do we need to get to say that the individual has stuttering?
SSW
How do we get the SLD score?
Part word repetitions (PWR), single syllable word repetitions (SSWR); RU = the number of times a sound, syllable, or word is repeated prior to saying a word (e.g., pppppppart - 6) divided by the number of words containing the repetitions, DP - dysrhythmic phonation
(PWR + SSWD) x RU + (2 x DP) = WSL