True or False
Stuttering is cased by being nervous
False! Being nervous can make stuttering more likely to occur, but the stutter itself is not directly caused by nervousness.
Name a strategy that involves starting a word gently or easing into it
Easy Onsets
What does “timing” mean in terms of our parameters
The speed of speech.
Name a situation where speaking quickly can make it harder to use fluency strategies.
Lots of options - rushing through a conversation, speaking under a timer, etc
Use chunking and pausing to say: I like to play soccer on the weekends.
Break it into smaller chunks like: I like to play… soccer… on the weekends.
Speech therapy can help people with a stutter
TRUE!
What strategy involves pausing between phrases to reduce tension?
Chunking and pausing
What does “tension” mean in the context of stuttering?
The physical tightness felt during a stutter.
What is a type of environment that helps reduce pressure during speech tasks?
anything calm or relaxing!
Say The red balloon floated away using easy onsets.
Thhhheee red balloon floated away.
About 1% of the world population stutters
TRUE! 1% of people in the world population have a stutter
Which strategy helps when a stutter has already happened? (when youre done stuttering and try again)
Cancellation
What does sound refer to in parameters of speech
how LOUD or soft we are
What is one type of social situation that might make fluency more challenging, and how can you prepare for it?
ex. introducing yourself in a group, and you can prepare by practicing your introduction beforehand using strategies like easy onset
Demonstrate slowing your rate of speech with Can we go to the park tomorrow?
Stretch it slightly: Caaaan we gooo to the paaark tomorroooow?
To be classified as having a stutter, you have to stutter 100% of the time
FALSE! To classify as having a stutter, you have to have 5% or more disfluencies within your speech
Practicing fluency strategies _(once a week/everyday)_____ is important to make them more automatic
every day!
what does airflow refer to in terms of our parameters
how much or little airflow we have while we speak
This everyday activity can help you practice fluency strategies in a low-pressure and predictable way
reading!
Use a cancellation to fix the stutter in I, I, I want pizza for dinner.
Stop, pause, and try again: I… want pizza for dinner.
Stuttering is the same for everyone who has it
FALSE! Every person with a stutter is different. Think back to when we watched our videos, what are some differences you noticed?
This strategy involves reducing the speed of speech by slightly stretching sounds and syllables.
Reduced rate
what does movement mean in terms of our parameters
how much or little we move while we speak
Identify a type of listener behavior that can help someone feel more at ease when speaking.
When someone is actively listening to you and not cutting you off
Use all three strategies (easy onset, chunking, and pausing) to say: It’s a beautiful day outside.
Combine: It’s… a beautiful… day outside. (Start gently, break into parts, and keep it slow.)