Fluency Disorder

What should be the purpose of fluency therapy?

• Encourage Stuttering to teach fluency strategies.

• Have the patient stop speaking when stuttering.

• Encourage the patient not to stutter.

• Have the patient forcefully push through.

What should be your initial verbal cue when stuttering occurs?

• Slow Down

• Stop

• Establish Tempo

• Push Through

How Should You Approach Fluency Exercises?

• Create Controlled Stressful Environments

• Practice Flashcards

• Conversational Speech

• Speech Drills

What list should you be compiling as a therapist?

• Target Words

• Trigger Words

• All Stuttered Words

• All Fluent Words

Which of these activities would be ideal for treatment?

• Have the patient make a phone call

• Have the patient read aloud

• Have the patient order take out

• All of the above

What causes stuttering?

• Genetics

• Trauma

• Unknown

• Stress

What is a speaking tempo?

• Emergency speaking voice

• How slow you can talk

• How fast you can talk

• Rate of easy flowing speech

What should a patient do in an emergency situation?

• Talk as fast as possible

• Sing Song Voice

• Use Tempo

• Write It Down

What is a good beginning strategy?

• Bouncing a ball

• Tapping their finger or foot

• Deep breathes

• Restarting the phrase

Why do we need to share a learner story?

• To gain their trust

• Demonstrate your ability to help them

• To show you understand their feelings

• All of the above