Using fictional literature as a tool in fluency intervention programs for children and teens

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Re: Use of books with

From: Ken Logan
Date: 17 Oct 2010
Time: 13:42:12 -0500
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Thanks for your feedback. I'll see if I can remember all of your questions as I'm typing! (1) Books as an educational tool: Back when I used to work in the public schools, I used to create a display in the school media center as part of May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. The display contained some interactive things (e.g., how to compute your speech rate) as well as several of these children's books (there are books featuring other communication disorders as well). The display was pretty well received, and some kids would even drop by my "speech room" (which was nearby) to ask questions. (2) Books as part of a client's classroom presentation on stuttering: The National Stuttering Association has some nice materials on their website that tell how to structure such presentations. I don't think fiction books are part of their recommendations, but they could be! (The NSA's info may even be posted on this website. You might explore, to see.) Anyway, the client-clinician presentation to the class is potentially very beneficial, though I think a clinician would be need to be very careful not to force it upon a child who was uncomfortable about doing it. (3) Using books with very young children: If a child had only minimal awareness of stuttering and/or no apparent emotional distress about stuttering, I would be less inclined to use one of these books in therapy. In such cases, the books still might be used to teach a child about the nature of stuttering (if that seemed appropriate to do in the context of the child's needs), but again, there are other ways (probably more efficient ways) for addressing the latter goal.


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