Chapter 12

what is the typical age of older preschool children: beginning stuttering

• 2-5

• 3.5-6

• 2.5-4

• 1-6

what are the characteristics of beginning stuttering for this age group described in the powerpoint

• consists of repetitions, often with tensions, tense prolongations, and some blocks

• consists of many prolongations and blocks, loose repetitions

• consists of tense blocks and few repetitions

• little to no recognizable characteristics

what is the targeted speech behavior for therapy

• fluent speech only

• fluent stuttering only

• spontaneous speech fluency for both

• both fluent speech and stuttering

what is the fluency goal

• patterned fluecny

• typical fluency

• atypical fluency

• spontaneous fluency

what is the clinical procedure discussed in this chapter

• I need a comb Program

• you're welcome for the gimme question

• Lidcombe Program

• Lice in a comb Program

How many stages are in the Lidcombe Program

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What does Stage One consist of?

• First clinic visit

• introducing contingencies into natural conversation at home

• Maintenance

• Problem solving

what does stage two consist of

• maintenance

• first clinic visit

• introducing contengencies into natural conversation at home

• problem solving

true or false: the Lidcombe program is a parent delivered in-home operant program

• false

• true

• are you having fun yet

• yeehaw

which of these are one of the 3 goals of the subsequent clinic visits in stage one

• assess child's speech

• discuss severity ratings and other indicators of progress

• introduce new procedures when appropriate

• all of the above