SPLP 595 Week 2

A fluency sample

Select All That Apply

• Should include both conversation and reading

• Should only be on audiotape rather than videotape to avoid distractions

• Should contain 200-300 syllables

• Should only be used when assessing adults

When calculating frequency of stuttering

• There is generally poor interrater reliability

• Words used as avoidance behaviors count as one stutter

• You count each repetition of the stutter ie: I,I,I counts as 3 stutters

• Syllables and Words that are stuttered count when calculating the syllable word count

Duration of Stutters

• Should be measured using online scoring

• Is not used when determining the severity of stuttering

• Should be estimated when recording a speech sample

• Should be calculated when watching a videotape

Differentiating stuttering-like disfluencies (Less Typical Type) from typical disfluencies (Most Typical Type) is a clinical observation that

• Is impossible to determine

• Helps determine if someone is faking

• Helps determine the stage of stuttering in young children

• Is more important in advanced stages of stuttering

Which are examples of LTT of stuttering?

• Hesitations

• Prolongations

• Sound Repetitions

• Syllable Repetitions

Barbara's speech sample is 218 syllables and she has 20 stuttering events. What is her %SS?

• 10.9

• 43.6

• 9.2

• 0.09

Barbara had 4 LTT of stuttering events and 16 MTT of stuttering events. What is the ratio of LTT to MTT

• 15%

• 80%

• 25%

• 20%

Barbara's speech sample was 218 syllables. 4 were LTT and 16 were MTT.

What is the % of LTT?

• 1.8%

• 20%

• 7.3%

• 10%

Let's say Barbara's ratio of LTT to MTT is 20%....Should we be concerned?

• Yes

• No

We are now evaluating Bobby for stuttering. His %LTT of stuttering is 2.5%

What does this mean?

• Moderate

• Mild

• Borderline

• Normal