ERIC Number: ED270952
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 38
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Adolescent Program for Stutterers.
Lepp, Daniel S.; Kiernan, Bonnie M.
Written for speech-language clinicians in the school setting, the manual describes therapy techniques used in the Keystone Adolescent Program for Stutterers (KAPS). KAPS emphasizes the Airflow Technique, a self-regulatory approach consisting of two parts: (1) a quiet breathing in and out allowing the breath to flow out a distance before initiating phonation, and (2) a slowing of the first syllable of the utterance. Factors involved in implementing the technique are described along with an 11-step hierarchy of increasingly complex language patterns. Students are taught several techniques to handle dysfluencies as well as other rate control techniques. Relaxation training is also featured, as is electromygraphic biofeedback training and the use of an automatic masker activated when the stutterer speaks and deactivated when silent. Appendixes include sample individualized education program forms and a list of suggested readings. (CL)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.; Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines.
Authoring Institution: Keystone Area Education, Elkader, IA.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A