School Age Flashcards
1
Q
List 5 relevant questions you would ask a teacher as part of an assessment for a school-aged child who stutters.
A
- primary symptoms/core behaviours (When and with whom does XX stutter?
What kind of stuttering & how much?) - secondary/behaviour reactions
- what are the demands of the classroom?
- participation/activites (Does it affect academic and social participation)
- teacher approach (Is there anything you are currently doing to try to help?/How do you react to XX’s stuttering?)
2
Q
What information/suggestions would you provide to a teacher of a child who stutters so they know what to do with the current child, and also so they are prepared for future children who stutter?
A
- info about what causes stuttering
- information about the demands/capacity model
- Do’s and Don’t’s (Reactions to stuttering, overcorrecting and “stuttering police”)
- modelling acceptance
3
Q
Explain several reasons why therapy for preschool children usually more effective than for school-aged children
A
- teaching strategies help them reduce and possibly recover from stuttering
- focus is on recovery
- brain plasticity
4
Q
Explain several reasons why therapy for adults is usually more effective than for school-age children
A
- teaching them coping behaviours
- majority of people are there because they want to be there
- teaching acceptance of stutter and ways to reduce it
- can advocate for themselves to create stuttering friendly environment
5
Q
Explain reasons why therapy may not be as effective for school age children
A
- most do not want to be there
- past the growing out stage so need to teach acceptance
- school is the other priority (don’t have time to keep up with therapy steps)
- have to be out of class and miss opportunities to hang out with friends
- low motivation/lack of support
- concomitant problems are priority
- not following the home program
- emotional issues
- resistance to transfer or use fake voice
- takes a lot of effort to implement strategies all day
- address not growing out of it “stuttering is OK”
- can’t advocate for themselves to create good environment
6
Q
When is it the “right time for therapy” for school age children
A
- when they are ready and want to do it
- no more pressing concomitant problems
- ready to face fears and put in effort into strategies
- if they care about their stuttering - if they don’t care then DONT DO THERAPY
