Fluency Shaping Strategies
Breathe through the mouth and relax muscles in the throat. Begin speaking with air during exhale
What is full breath?
Catch yourself in the middle of a stutter, and ease out of it by stretching out the sound and saying the word slower
What is a slide out?
repetition of a single sound
muscles lock up and tense while speaking
block
Slower speech spoken softly with less tension
What is easy onset
After a stuttering event, stop, wait, a few seconds, and relax muscles. Say it again slowly with more control.
What is a cancellation?
repetition of a syllable or part of a word
what is part word repetition
teeth, lips, tongue
what are articulators
Lightly touch articulators (tongue teeth etc) together when talking
What is light contact?
Repeating a word or sound by reducing tension and saying it with ease
What is bouncing?
repetition of a word
word repetition
lungs
Grouping words together and pausing in a natural place
Anticipate a word that might be stuttered and use a slower rate and light contact to start the word
What is a preparatory set?
repetition of a phrase
phrase repetition
another word for voice box
larynx
attention to sensory feedback from muscles of articulators
what is proprioception
use of filler words like umm and like
what is interjection
muscle that helps you breath
diaphragm