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Peer reviewedJames, Jack E.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1989
The study of 20 adult stutterers participating in a 32-hour program of fluency training found that results were consistent with the hypothesis that improvements in fluency during response-contingent stimulation may occur when stutterers access extant fluent speech that is not otherwise being fully utilized. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Contingency Management, Speech Handicaps, Speech Improvement
Download full textWebster, Ronald L. – 1968
Several experiments that manipulate stuttering by the use of delayed auditory feedback (DAF) and the prolongation of speech are reported. In a study on six severe stutterers (aged 15 to 47), self monitoring as a source of reinforcement in the use of DAF reduced stuttering frequency. Stuttering frequency was investigated with six severe stutterers…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Stimuli, Auditory Training
