Name the Strategy
Name a strategy that affects your rate of speech and involves acting like you're talking in slow motion.
Slow Speech
Strategy: Chunking
Read out loud:
I like to play soccer on the weekends.
Break the sentence into smaller chunks like:
I like to play… soccer… on the weekends.
Name a strategy that involves starting gently or "easing into" your speech.
Easy Onset
Strategy: Easy Onset
Read out loud:
A red balloon floated away.
Take a deep breath and ease into the starting sound:
Aaaa red balloon floated away.
What strategy involves breaking up a sentence into shorter phrases (2-4 words) and pausing between each phrase?
Chunking / Phrasing
Use slow speech while you tell me what you did over the weekend.
Rate your speech:
Too Fast
Too Slow
Just Right
Name a strategy where you stretch out the syllables in each word, like: Sa-man-tha wrote a let-ter to her mom.
Stretchy Speech
Use slow speech while you tell me about your favorite TV show.
Rate your speech:
Too Fast
Too Slow
Just Right
Name a strategy that can help you in the moment of stuttering (when the stuttering has already happened).
Cancellation
Pause & Restart
Use both easy onset and chunking while you read:
It’s a beautiful day outside.
Start gently, break into parts, and keep it slow:
It’s… a beautiful… day outside.