Internet Resources for Working With Preschoolers Who Stutter
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.
Important: any dead links were deleted on February 14, 2018 - check Extensive additional stuttering resources which is part of Examples of Materials That Can Be Adapted For Therapy
Van Riper's Guest Editorial: To Our Clinicians (http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/vanriper/articles/editorial.html)
ESPECIALLY FOR CLINICIANS
ON ASSESSMENT from Nina Reeves, September 14, 2009
ON THERAPY from Leslie Eckenthal and Lourdes Ramos-Heinrichs, September 14, 2009
ESPECIALLY FOR TEACHERS from Sandra Garzon, September 14, 2009
ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS from Lisa Cameron, September 14, 2009
- Parent Practice for Easy Talking - lists of suggestions for parents to reduce speaking rate of children
- Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Parents - video from the SFA: things parents can do to help their child
- Stuttering Prevention: A Manual for Parents - Manual for Parents
- If You Think Your Child Is Stuttering - Discusses the difference between stuttering and normal language development
- Risk Factors - Discusses risk factors for persistence in stuttering
- Information for Parents of Young Children Who Stutter -Overview of definition, cause, therapy, parent suggestions, things to watch for, ISAD paper by Greg Coleman
- Video: Stuttering and your Child: Help for Parents - Provides video example of children stuttering, Parents share their experiences, Experts discuss general stuttering info
- A Message For Parents of Preschool Children Who Stutter - Provides support for parents and shares that stuttering does not need to have a negative effect on their child's life
- Top 10 "To Do" List for Parents of Young Children Who Stutter (Ages 2-6) - addresses importance of education, communication tips, environmental demands
- 7 Ways to Help the Child Who Stutters - focuses on parent/child/family interactions
- 7 Tips for Talking with Your Child
- Ten Suggestions to Caregivers of Children Who Stutter by Gerry Johnson, Discusses the nature of stuttering, differential diagnosis, parents feelings about stuttering and treatment
- Communication Within Your Family/Your Child's Environment
- Info On Therapy for Parents
- Resources
added September 15, 2009
updated URLs March 8, 2015
updated URLs February 14, 2018
The URL to the page is http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/schools/SID4page2.html
This page is included as part of The Stuttering Home Page (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/stutter.html)