Easy Onset
Repeat sentence using easy onset:
I love to swim in the summertime.
(hhhh)+I love to swim in the summertime.
Repeat sentence using light contacts on all the "p" sounds:
Peter picked perfect peppers from the produce section of the store.
Peter Picked Perfect PePPers from the Produce section of the store. (Releasing muscle tension in the lips, all Ps pronounced by gently tapping lips together).
Pause frequently while reading this out loud:
Yesterday my friends and I rode our bikes to the park and played on the swings until it was time to go home for dinner.
Yesterday,, my friends and I,, rode our bikes,, to the park,, and played on the swings,, until it was time,, to go home,, for dinner.
Stutter on the "word" and pullout during the stutter before continuing the sentence:
"Blueberry" muffins are my favorite.
Think about where the tension is and then reduce the tension before continuing. (e.g., "b" in blueberry would have tension in the lips, so reduce tension in lips, and continue the word).
Use the cancellation technique when you stutter on this phrase:
Happy birthday!
Stutter through the phrase, happy birthday. Then, go back and repeat the phrase using a fluency strategy such as (easy onset, light contact, etc.)
Repeat sentence using easy onset:
We took our time building a large snow fort.
(hhh)+ we took our time building a large snow fort.
Repeat sentence using light contacts on all the "b" sounds:
Buy some berries at the farmer's market.
Buy some Berries at the farmer's market. (Releasing muscle tension in the lips, all Bs pronounced by gently tapping lips together).
Pause frequently while reading this out loud:
I visited my grandparents when we went on vacation over the summer.
I visited my grandparents,, when we went on vacation,, over the summer.
Stutter on the "word" and pullout during the stutter before continuing the sentence:
Mark "took" the check to the bank.
Think about where the tension is and then reduce the tension before continuing. (e.g., "t" in took would have tension in the tongue tip, so reduce tension in tongue, and continue the word).
Use the cancellation technique when you stutter on the "word" in this sentence:
"Blow" out the candles please.
Stutter through the word, "blow". Then, go back and repeat the word using a fluency strategy such as (easy onset, light contact, etc.) before finishing the sentence.
Repeat sentence using easy onset:
After the party, we went home.
(hhh)+after the party, we went home.
Repeat sentence using light contacts on all the "d" sounds:
Did you decorate the doughnuts with polka dots?
Did you Decorate the Doughnuts with polka Dots? (Releasing muscle tension in the tongue tip, all Ds pronounced by gently tapping tongue tip).
Pause frequently while reading this out loud:
I like to play tennis on warm spring and summer days with my friends at my old high school.
I like to play tennis,, on warm spring,, and summer days,, with my friends,, at my old,, high school.
Stutter on the "word" and pullout during the stutter before continuing the sentence:
Time flies when you're having "fun."
Think about where the tension is and then reduce the tension before continuing. (e.g., "f" in fun would have tension where the top teeth meet the bottom lip, so reduce tension from the teeth/lip area, and continue the word).
Use the cancellation technique when you stutter on the "word" in this sentence:
I think "we" will take our dog with us to the beach.
Stutter through the word, "we". Then, go back and repeat the word using a fluency strategy such as (easy onset, light contact, etc.) before finishing the sentence.
Repeat sentence using easy onset:
If it rains tomorrow, the field trip will be cancelled.
(hhh)+If it rains tomorrow, the field trip will be cancelled.
Repeat sentence using light contacts on all the "k or c" sounds:
Keep the cans in the cabinet.
Keep the Cans in the Cabinet. (Releasing muscle tension at the back of the tongue, all K and Cs pronounced by gently tapping the back of the tongue).
Pause frequently while reading this out loud:
Hiking is fun and exciting because you never know what wildlife you're going to come across.
Hiking,, is fun,, and exciting,, because you never know,, what wildlife,, you're going to,, come across.
Stutter on the "word" and pullout during the stutter before continuing the sentence:
"I'm" thinking of taking an art class this year.
Think about where the tension is and then reduce the tension before continuing. (e.g., "I" in I'm would have tension in the throat, so reduce tension in throat, and continue the word).
Use the cancellation technique when you stutter on the "word" in this sentence:
My "sister" was nervous on the first day of school.
Stutter through the word, "sister". Then, go back and repeat the word using a fluency strategy such as (easy onset, light contact, etc.) before finishing the sentence.
Repeat sentence using easy onset:
Even if we lose this game, we'll still make it to the playoffs.
(hhh)+Even if we lose this game, we'll still make it to the playoffs.
Repeat sentence using light contacts on all the "g" sounds:
Greg got grapes from the grocery store.
Greg Got Grapes from the Grocery Store. (Releasing muscle tension at the back of the tongue, all Gs pronounced by gently tapping the back of the tongue).
Pause frequently while reading this out loud:
Hopefully next year we will have more adventures and good times with family and friends.
Hopefully,, next year,, we will have,, more adventures,, and good times,, with family,, and friends.
Stutter on the "word" and pullout during the stutter before continuing the sentence:
Bake a "cake" for her birthday.
Think about where the tension is and then reduce the tension before continuing. (e.g., "c" in cake would have tension at the back of the tongue, so reduce tension in the tongue, and continue the word).
Use the cancellation technique when you stutter on the "words" in this sentence:
I need to "go" to the store by noon.
Stutter through the word, "go". Then, go back and repeat the word using a fluency strategy such as (easy onset, light contact, etc.) before finishing the sentence.