Shaping
Speech strategies that help you speak in an easier, more relaxed manner. Helps to decrease stuttering events.
Fluency shaping
Why would you use a modification strategy?
Changes the stutter before, during or after it happens.
Teaches you how to "catch" the stutter, identify where it feels tight, and then change the tension.
Why is it important that we know various parts of our speech system?
To identify what areas feel tight or out of control during the stutter
What is pseudo stuttering and why do we use it?
“Fake stuttering“ so we can practice modification strategies ,like cancellations and pull-outs
Slow down the rate of your speech, pretend you're talking in slow motion
Rate control, or slow rate
You know you will be really excited to tell your friends about something funny you saw in the hallway. What shaping strategy should you use to increase your fluency?
Rate control
(slow speech)
To effectively use modification strategies, you have to be comfortable with the idea of _______
stuttering
What speech structure is used FIRST when we start forming a message to communicate
Brain
Name a famous people who stutters
Bruce Willis, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Joe Biden, Samuel L. Jackson
Stretch out the syllables in words (about 1 second between syllables).
Sa-man-tha wrote a let-ter to her mom.
Stretchy speech
You know you will get nervous when presenting to the class. This often makes you feel short of breath and gives you the feeling of a tightness in your chest. What shaping strategies could you use?
Deep breath/easy onset
Name at least 2 modification strategies
Cancellation
Pull-outs
Do we speak on inhale or exhale?
Exhale
Why do we talk about emotions related to stuttering?
Emotions can impact the stutter. We can use various strategies to address these difficulties.
Break down your sentences into more manageable chunks, pause between each chunk.
Samantha wrote / a letter / to her mom.
Chunking
You feel yourself reading very fast in front your class just to get it over with. You decide to use the commas, semicolons, and periods in the reading passage to help you slow down. What shaping strategy is this?
Pausing or chunking
You find yourself stuttering, but want to take control of your speech and try the word/sentence over again. What modification strategy could you use?
I c-c-c-and (STOP, BREATHE) I can get the mail.
Cancellation
Name at least 5 speech structures needed to communicate
Brain - tells my body what to do
Lungs – take in air and push air through the vocal cords
Vocal cords – vibrate to make speech sounds
Lips – open and close to make speech sounds (esp. P, B, M)
Tongue – moves around inside my mouth to help make speech sounds
Name at least 3 types of stuttering
Repetitions – repeating parts of words or phrases
Prolongations – holding out a sound longer than usual
Blocks – airflow is stopped, causing an interruption in speech. Feels like you are stuck.
Lightly touch your articulators (tongue, teeth, lips) together when speaking.
Light contacts
Using a smartphone app and a headset to introduce a slight delay between your speaking voice and what you hear. Helps make your speech slower and more fluent.
Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF)
When you're in the middle of a stutter, stop, pause and relax, then start the stuttered word again, saying it more easily (with less tension).
I c-c-c-an (PAUSE, RELAX) can get the mail.
Pull-out
What are your articulators?
Tongue, teeth, lips
An interruption of the flow of speech when speaking.
Stuttering
Stretch out the beginning sound in words.
Rrrrrrrrrainbows are colorful.
Easy onset