People
Facts
Myths
Strategies
Emotions
100

He is our 46th president.

Who is President Biden?

100

What is dysfluency?

What is a disruption in the ongoing flow of speech.

100

People who stutter are more anxious.

Anxiety happens to everyone.  Some people who stutter are anxious, some are not.  Stuttering does not mean a person is more anxious.

100

We eat this red fruit.  Say it with easy onset.

What is an apple?

100

How do you feel about your speech?

200

Boys are more likely to stutter.  True or False

True

200

A stutter li-li-like this.

What is a repetition.

200

People who stutter are just nervous.

Everyone gets nervous when they speak some times, and when we feel stress we may have dysfluent speech.  People may be nervous because they stutter.  Nervousness does not cause stuttering.

200

Say your name with light articulation.

200

Do you feel like you can control your dysfluency sometimes?

300

He was Darth Vader.

Who is James Earl Jones?
300

A stutter li_________ke this.

What is a block?

300

Stuttering is this kind of disorder.

Stuttering is a speech disorder that is neurological - they are isolating the part of the brain that causes the disruption of ongoing speech.

300

Tell me your favorite subject in school, stutter on purpose.  

Choose a strategy to correct it.

300

The worst time to stutter is...

400

She was a famous blonde actress.

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

400

A stutter lllllllllllike this

What is a prolongation?

400

Stuttering is a habit, that if people work hard enough they can stop.

Stuttering is a neurological condition, not a habit.  People who stutter can use strategies to lessen dysfluency, but it may always be part of their speech.

400

Tell me something you love to do and if you stutter, use the cancellation strategy.

400

A time I was proud of my speech was...

500

He wrote Alice In Wonderland and historians believe this famous author stuttered.

Who is Lewis Carroll?

500

Starting to say one word and quickly changing it to a similar word (e.g. Snow White to Cinderella) because of a stutter.

What is circumlocution?

500

People who stutter can not be successful. 

Are you kidding?  That is just plain stupid.

500

Describe the differences between 2 video games using a slow rate of speech and purposeful pausing.

500

I am at this level in the "video game" of speaking successfully