Understanding Fluency Disorders

What is a fluency disorder?

• A type of fever

• Difficulty in playing musical instruments

• Trouble with the flow of speech

• A problem with reading quickly

Which of the following is NOT a type of fluency disorder?

• Stuttering

• Cluttering

• Whispering

• Blocking

What is stuttering?

• Speaking in a very high voice

• Repeating sounds or words when speaking

• Speaking very quickly

• Forgetting words

What is one strategy to help with stuttering?

• Speaking louder

• Running while talking

• Slowing down speech

• Eating while speaking

What does 'fluency shaping' mean?

• Making your handwriting better

• Learning to shape clay fluently

• Changing the way you speak to flow more smoothly

• Shaping letters correctly while writing

Which of these is a fluency shaping strategy?

• Taking deep breaths before speaking

• Yelling to get words out

• Chewing gum while talking

• Skipping hard words

What is 'easy onset' in speech therapy?

• Starting to speak with a gentle voice

• Beginning a race easily

• Turning on a light easily

• Opening a door gently

Why might someone with a fluency disorder use 'light contacts'?

• To see better in the dark

• To touch keys on a keyboard lightly

• To gently touch their tongue to their teeth or roof of the mouth when speaking

• To play musical instruments softly

What is the purpose of 'prolonged speech' in managing stuttering?

• To make conversations last longer

• To stretch out sounds to reduce stuttering

• To make speeches more interesting

• To sing songs more slowly

Which strategy can help someone speak more fluently?

• Ignoring the listener

• Speaking in a very deep voice

• Practicing speaking at a steady pace

• Only speaking in the morning