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From: Naimah Calloway
Date: 15 Oct 2005
Time: 18:27:52 -0500
Remote Name: 12.75.189.237
I found this powerpoint to be wonderful. I especially thought a nice approach to targeting your audiences' individual concerns was the way that you grouped attendees according to concern. There is much that I can take away from this presentation that I can use with "big kids" who stutter and in informing others (parents, co-workers, teachers). The additional resources provided for more in-depth information was nice, as it let the audience know that there was more out there to learn from and they could access it in their own time (to prohibit overload). Another approach that you recommended was helping the child understand what happens when he/she has a disfluent moment and how that compares with fluent moments. I think it is very important to know what is happening as it gives the child a sense of empowerment over the disfluency. Very nice! Lastly, the most important peice that I took away from this powerpoint was the notion of asking the child for specific goals. Having the child create personal goals is a way to increase and possibly maintain motivation. This PowerPoint presentation is a WONDERFUL tool! Upon giving proper credit to you, would you mind if I used this tool at some point in my career? I am currently a graduate student at Kean university and am compiling resources that I think will serve me well in my future as an SLP!