ABOUT THIS SITE: The information below was submitted to the Stuttering Home Page by the SID4 Schools Task Force (Nina Reeves (chair), Leslie Eckenthal, Lourdes Ramos-Heinrichs, Sandra Garzon, and Lisa Cameron) as links especially relevant to speech-language clinicians serving preschool children who stutter and their families. Additional materials and information is available on the Stuttering Home Page. This page maintained by Judy Kuster.

Van Riper's Guest Editorial: To Our Clinicians (http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/vanriper/articles/editorial.html)

ON ASSESSMENT from Nina Reeves, September 14, 2009
• Dean Williams' Suggested Diagnostic Methods - Older but useful look on how to view a child's stuttering samples
• SCWP's Diagnostic Intake Form for Preschool and School-Age Children - intake and questionnaires about children's stuttering
• Janice Westbrook's Parent-Clinician Fluency Assessment - intake and questionnaires about children's stuttering.
• Rating my child's stuttering - qualitative scale for parents
• Risk Factors Chart - SFA info about risk factors for CWS
• Teacher Checklist-Fluency - Designed by Nina Reardon, 1999, the checklist is a tool to facilitate information sharing and consultation with teachers and SLP's.
• Sampling Speech Behaviors - Includes normative data by Gregory, Bloom/Cooperman's real time analysis, 300 syllable form, and timed sample form
• Information on Stuttering - The NIDCD's definition and general information regarding the disorder of stuttering. Great resource!
• Evaluation components: an example - Dr. Gary Rentschler presents info for a complete stuttering evaluation. There is also a link for a sample evaluation report!
• Case History form: an example - CST in Boulder, Co. sample case history form
• Case History form: another example - SCWP example case history form for young children who stutter
• Different Types of Disfluencies - Helpful chart of non-stuttered vs. stuttered disfluencies

ON THERAPY from Leslie Eckenthal and Lourdes Ramos-Heinrichs, September 14, 2009

• SCWP's Diagnostic Intake Form for Preschool and School-Age Children - intake and questionaires about children's stuttering
• Risk Factors Chart - SFA info about risk factors for CWS
• What To Ask When Evaluating Any Treatment Procedure, Product or Program - from ASHA (accessible to ASHA members only)
• Early Intervention With Childhood Stuttering Revisited - ISAD paper by Richard Curlee
• Parents as Partners in Young Children's Stuttering Treatment by Anne Cordes Bothe, ISAD paper
• Treating Young Children Who Stutter: A Holistic View - ISAD paper by Donna Cooperman and Charleen M. Bloom
• Our First Talk About Talking - Story for children: 6 pages of illustrations about talking
• Special Education Law & Children Who Stutter - info regarding eligibility, screening, evaluation and IEP info
• 7 tips for talking with your child - PDF downloadable brochure
• Direct Intervention with Preschool Children:Altering the Child's Talking Behaviors from an ISAD paper by Judith Eckhardt
• Fluency Enhancing Therapy for preschool Children from an ISAD paper by Judith Eckhardt
• Therapy Plan for Many Preschool Children: Stuttering Plan Other Speech and Language Problems - from an ISAD paper by Judith Eckhardt
• Therapy Plan for Many Preschool Children Who Stutter - from an ISAD paper by Judith Eckhardt
• Encouraging Spontaneous Speech from a Dysfluent Child - Super Duper hand out
• Stuttering Therapy for Children: Frequently Asked Questions - Q/A format from Patricia Zebrowski
• NSA: Overview of Speech Therapy for Preschool Children Who Stutter - overview from NSA
• Manual for the Lidcombe Program -- Early Stuttering Intervention
• The Lidcombe Programme - Description of the Lidcombe Program for the Treatment of early stuttering
• 2009 Lidcombe workshops - Lidcombe program workshops
• Speaking Out - Article regarding the Evidence of effectiveness of the Lidcombe Program
• Talking to parents about Stuttering - What to say to parents and how to say it, by Woody Starkweather.

• Notes to the Teacher: The Child who Stutters at School - Includes 8 tips for talking with CWS. Provides guidelines and answers to teachers about stuttering in general. Although more info. Is toward school-aged children, it provides insights for pre-school kids.
• Questions teachers may have about stuttering - Suggestions for teachers to apply for CWS in classroom speaking situations. Helping the child be a good communicator. Suggestions include broad range of pre-school and school aged children.
• Great resources for teachers - List of resources on stuttering therapy, teasing, building self-esteem in children. Includes resources for teachers, parents and SLP's.
• 7 Tips for Talking with the child who stutters - Provides 7 tips to enhance communication with pre-schoolers.
• Teachers/Educators can help children who stutter - Provides teachers information about stuttering. The site provides tips for school-aged children but also addresses in general how to help the preschool child. Classroom speaking situations and tips for managing bulling and teasing are discussed.
• Preschool Stuttering - The site is addresses parents and teachers. It describes in simple, concrete language the types of stuttering, answers FAQ, discusses normal disfluencies and provides resources for parents and teachers.
• Teacher Checklist-Fluency - Designed by Nina Reardon, 1999, the checklist is a tool to facilitate information and consultation with teachers and SLP's.
• The Pupil who stammers. Information for Teachers - The site provides information about normal disfluencies in young children and the risk of developing stuttering behaviors. Gives suggestions to parents and teachers to reduce communicative pressure in young children. It also discusses the young and older child.
• The stutterer in the classroom: a guide for teachers - A guide published by the Stuttering Resource Foundation.