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Guitar, Barry; Peters, Theodore J. – 1980
In recent years, most disagreement about stuttering therapy has boiled down to a preference for one of two major approaches. Some clinicians have preferred to help stutterers learn not to avoid stuttering, but to approach it and to learn to stutter in simpler and easier ways; this approach is known as stuttering modification therapy. Proponents of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Modification, Children
Peer reviewedGatty, Janice C. – Volta Review, 1992
This paper discusses the elements of a management program to foster the development of speech production in children and youth with hearing impairments. Emphasis is on sensory management, experiential enrichment, and individual instruction. General cautions (e.g., avoid tension) are also offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aural Learning, Children, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedLiles, Betty Z.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
Disfluencies in the verbal and signed language of a 10-year-old moderately mentally retarded boy were analyzed. Discussion addresses implications for the accurate characterization of stuttering in manual communication and appropriate approaches to management in such cases. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention
Speech Foundation of America, Memphis, TN. – 1982
This volume contains five papers presented at a conference on developmental and environmental factors related to the onset of stuttering, evaluation and treatment procedures, and the measurement of therapy outcomes. In "The Development of Fluency in Normal Children," C. W. Starkweather considers evaluation of the fluency of young…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Modification, Children, Handicap Identification
Speech Foundation of America, Memphis, TN. – 1984
This volume contains six papers presented by speech therapists at a conference dealing with principles and procedures that are crucial to transfer and maintenance of the modification of stuttering and the production of increased fluency. E. G. Conture, in "The General Problem of Change," addresses some of the general issues which affect…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedBriggs, Margaret H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1998
Outlines a four-phase process for forming therapeutic alliances between speech/language professionals and families. Methods from the family therapy literature are superimposed onto speech-language therapy techniques. Adaptations to meet the needs of young children with communication difficulties and their families are described. Case study dialogs…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Counseling Theories, Family Counseling
Battle, Dolores E., Ed. – 1993
This text on communication disorders in multicultural populations is intended to provide a framework for speech language pathologists and audiologists in providing services to persons from different cultures and racial backgrounds. The 11 papers are grouped into 2 parts. Papers in part I provide an overview of the major cultural groups in the…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
