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From: Brian Humphrey
Date: 16 Oct 2008
Time: 12:34:56 -0500
Remote Name: 137.52.96.230
Ardell, if the three and a half year old boy stutters and has a number of concomitant behaviors in addition to articulation/phonology errors that are more than developmental articulation problems, you may want to consider treatment for fluency and articulation/phonology concurrently. First, consider reducing his concomitant behaviors and improving his use of fluency techniques. With better fluency control, he may find it easier to focus on improving his articulation/phonology. With regard to articulation/phonology, I would consider prioritizing sounds and contexts that A. are easy to teach him, B. may lead to transfer of skills to other “new” sounds, and C. may make a significant difference in his intelligibility. –BH