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From: Patty Walton
Date: 12 Oct 2008
Time: 22:15:13 -0500
Remote Name: 71.215.67.153
Hi Kelly- The techniques in the paper are only ideas for building self esteem. I use a combined fluency shaping-modifcation approach with young children which I tailor to meet the needs of each child. For all children I use an "easy speech" approach using a graduated increased length and compexity of utterance framework. Easy speech being an easy "stretch" at the beginning of utterances. For those children who are responding negatively to their stuttering by pushing, tensing, and/or using secondary behaviors I do a variety of more modification like techniques like inserting easy stuttering into my speech, modeling self corrections, asking the kids to catch me having bumpy talk, and most importantly, easy bouncing or purposeful stuttering. I do not use pull-outs with young children although we do talk about being "fixers", which is of courase in line with being a speech ranger! Fixing occurs when the child goes back and says it easier or changes hard talk into easier talking.