Fluency
What is fluency?
Fluency is a continuum of more fluent (e.g. effortless and spontaneous speech) to less fluent (e.g. speech that is difficult to produce or speech that contains overt disruptions).
True/False: NSA stands for National Speech Association
False. NSA stands for National Stuttering Association.
True/False: Everyone has moments of disfluency.
True
True/False: Professor Abramovich is the Graduate Coordinator.
True
What does NSSLHA stand for?
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
True/False: the incidence of developmental to persistent stuttering is around 25%
False; the incidence of developmental to persistent stuttering is around 5%.
True/False: NSA is a new organization that just started up in the 1990s.
False. The NSA has been established for 47 years since 1977.
When did research centering around stuttering begin?
1930s on genetic and neurological causes
True/False: New Paltz has an audiology graduate program
False. New Paltz only has a speech-language pathology graduate program.
Who is the Clinic Director?
Professor Sarah Ficucello
What are covert behaviors and why do people develop them?
Covert behaviors are less noticeable communication behaviors developed to hide or avoid one’s stuttering. These are intentional actions that people take when they know they are going to get stuck (stuttering) and want to avoid/find ways around it. Examples: choosing not to speak, removing themselves from situations, substitutions.
What month is National Stuttering Awareness Week (NSAW) in?
May. NSAW is in the 2nd week of May.
True/False: We know the causes of stuttering.
False. We don’t know the causes of stuttering. There are theories that emerge, but do not apply to everyone.
True/False: You don’t need to take audiology if you are a communication disorders major. It’s optional.
False. Audiologists and SLPs work and collaborate together! It’s important to have a well-rounded understanding of both speech and audiology.
What is the TSSLD? What does it stand for?
Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) is required by New York State (NYS) for speech-language pathologists wishing to practice in a school setting.
What is atypical disfluency? What is an example?
Atypical disfluency refers to disfluency that occurs outside the parameters of “stuttering,” meaning the disfluency is not at the beginning of the word. Examples: final sound repetition (“mat-t-t-t”); final sound prolongation (“Timmmmm”).
What is the NSA’s mission statement? (Not word for word, but what do they do?)
The National Stuttering Association is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research. Our vision is to build upon our position as the preeminent organization for supporting people who stutter.
There are behaviors associated with stuttering. What are these behaviors called? Give 1 example.
Reactionary behaviors.
Struggle
Physical tension
Extraneous movement, nodding, tapping, hitting
Anticipation
What is the function of the Eustachian tube?
Balance/equalize pressure between atmosphere and middle ear
Name 5 different settings that an speech therapist could practice in.
Hospitals
Schools
Skilled Nursing Facility
Early Intervention
Private Practice
Colleges and University Clinics
What is cluttering and how does it differ from stuttering (one example)?
Cluttering is when an individual’s speech is highly unintelligible and perceived by the listener as too fast overall, too irregular, or both; there may be abnormal pauses, syllable stress, or speech rhythm. It differs from stuttering because people that clutter may not be as severely impacted, since they may not necessarily care/notice and it is somewhat more controlled than stuttering.
How much money has the NSA raised for research, support groups, and education for individuals who stutter? (Acceptable answers to the nearest ten thousand dollar)
$146,314
What are the 3 stuttering-like disfluencies? Define each.
Repetitions
B-b-b-ben wants that
Prolongations
Bird wwwwwwwwwwwatches worm
Blocks
Silent (Ben w—ants that)
Audible (I w-[sound]-nt that)
What is motherese/parentese and the importance of it?
Using “parentese,” an exaggerating speaking style that conveys total engagement with a child, can boost an infant's language skills and increase conversational “turn-taking” between parent and child.
Name 5 different specialties of speech language pathology.
Fluency
Voice
Articulation
Literacy
Swallowing
ASD
Resonance
AAC
Neurological
Phonological
Geriatric
Language