Rose is taking the January intensive stuttering therapy program that is running right now. Here are Rose and Carl talking about the stuttering modification strategies that she learned during the first week of the program.
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Intensive stuttering therapy: Rose and Carl talk about stuttering modification strategies |
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Stuttering specialists: Sujini and Chamonix discuss Board-Recognized Specialization in Fluency Disorders |
Sujini is a speech-language pathologist working toward becoming a Board-Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders (BRS-FD). Chamonix, a BRS-FD herself and a member of the Specialty Board that oversees the whole process of board recognition, recently interviewed Sujini.
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Stuttering in preschool children: Carl speaks to the teachers |
photo: kvanhorn
On Monday, I did an inservice at the Episcopal School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Char, a past client, is a teacher there. This was my second opportunity to speak about stuttering with the teachers at a preschool and I hope to do it much more.
During the inservice, my goal was, first and foremost, to help them understand that stuttering is not “just a phase” for every child. We discussed that the majority of children who stutter during the preschool ages may outgrow the stuttering, but that some won’t. We talked about factors that may put kids more at risk and how to best interact with a child when he/she is stuttering in their classroom. We talked about the difference between stuttering and stammering (there is no difference!). (more…)
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