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Finn, Patrick; Howard, Rachel; Kubala, Rachel – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of recovery from stuttering based on the experiences of adults who recovered without treatment. Using a semi-structured, open-ended interview format, 15 speakers verified as persons who recovered without treatment were asked to describe their status as everyday speakers. Seven speakers…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Speech Communication, Self Concept, Attitude Measures
Fransella, Fay – Brit J Disor Commun, 1970
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Psychological Patterns, Role Perception, Self Actualization
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
Murden, Ronald – 1968
Directed to the stammerer, the text provides a course of correction based on normal speaking principles. Speech re-education is described in terms of the following: the attitude needed; faults of breathing, vocalization, and articulation; discovery of the natural voice; pace; breathing; volume and resonance; mental conception; and corrective…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Emotional Problems, Exceptional Child Education, Habit Formation