Jan 05

Fluency Freebie

In my last post, I talked about fluency.  The approach I described was for older children and adults.  For younger children, most clinicians (including myself) do not use fluency shaping (stuttering modification) techniques.  It just isn't appropriate at a younger age.  Often, for young children, an indirect or more casual... read more →
Nov 24

My Approach to Fluency Disorders

A client recently asked about my approach when dealing with fluency disorders, so I've decided to outline that here today.  I feel very strongly about attacking stuttering using three different techniques: stuttering modification, fluency enhancement, and confronting fears.  I think it is important to use each one of these techniques,... read more →
Nov 17

Places to get lost

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Sep 15

More Social Skills Activities!

Since my recent vow to keep up with the blog, I've been awakened to how time consuming it is to have a newborn baby!  Luckily, she is a happy and low maintenance baby, so I still should get the chance to do a little updating here and there... just not... read more →
Jul 03
Jun 22

Fell off the Blog Wagon, But I’m Back!

I've been working on a lot of other projects lately, so I've definitely neglected the blog.  I just started creating some educational materials (some are free) on the TPT site, so it's given me a good reason to get back online.  I will try my best to post more here!View... read more →
Oct 29

Good Listening

Here is an animated video about being a good listener.  I created it myself on xtranormal.com, a very cool site.  Here is my critique of the product: I wish the characters could be controlled to demonstrate eye contact at specific moments, use certain gestures (there are some options for this),... read more →
Oct 15
Oct 08

My Speech Apple

I know a lot of therapists have been using word clouds in their therapy sessions lately, so I decided to head over to Tagxedo.com and try it out.  Here's what I came up with:My only complaint is that I was not able to directly link to this file (I had... read more →
Oct 01

Helpful Video About Modeling Skills

In this blog post, I will be sharing a helpful video about modeling skills. While searching online for ideas to teach articulation skills, I found this helpful video about modeling over at SpeechPathway.com. It gives excellent examples of the different types of modeling techniques used to teach articulation skills. Helpful... read more →
Sep 27

Why Do Children Refuse Speech Therapy?

I recently read an informative article over at Apraxia-KIDS that discusses reasons why children refuse speech therapy. The author suggested instead of asking "Why do children refuse speech therapy?", the focus should have been on what we need to do that that the child wants to learn. The article emphasizes... read more →
Jul 11

Free Podcasts for Stutterers with Muscular Tension

In this blog, I will be sharing links to free podcasts for stutterers that talk about progressive muscle relaxation. I have a client who demonstrates a lot of muscular tension. I felt that she would benefit from progressive muscle relaxation. While I do not think that tension is the underlying... read more →