Stutters
Easy Starts
Thinking Tools
100

What stutter happens when you repeat a sound?

Bumpy/repetition

100

Double points challenge! Show me an easy start to slide into this sentence:

"Last night I watched a TV show."

Make a long L - "LLLLast night..."

100

Which of these is a good thinking tool:

A) Talking really loudly

B) Taking my time

C) Sitting down when I speak

B) Taking my time

200

What stutter happens when you get stuck and the sound doesn't come out?

Pausing/Block

200

What is another word we use for an 'easy start'? 

Slides

Easy slide

200

Which one is a question you should ask if you don't understand someone:

How are you today?

Where's the bathroom?

Can you explain?

"Can you explain?"

300

What stutter happens when a sound is too long?

Stretchy/prolongation

300

Why do we use easy starts/slides?

To slide into words when we get stuck

300

How do you tell someone you need more time?

"Give me a minute."

400

What stutter do you hear: Stretchy, bumpy, or block?

"I w-w-w-went to the beach"

Bumpy/repetition

400

Use an easy slide to say this word:

"Animal"

Make a long "a" to say:

"Aaaanimal"

400

What is a question you can ask if you need help understanding someone?

"Can you repeat?"

500

What stutter do you hear: stretchy, bumpy, or block?

"I saw a _____dolphin."

Block

500

Where do you hear an easy start/ slide?

"Maybe I'll see it next year."

"Mmmmaybe I'll see it next year."

500

Why do thinking tools help us speak?

Thinking tools make it easier to speak because they help us know what to say!