Intervention strategies for children who exhibit coexisting phonological and fluency disorders: a clinical note

The purpose of this paper is to present suggestions for intervention strategies found to be useful for children exhibiting coexisting stuttering and phonolog ical disorders. Six guiding principles form the basis for clinical management: (1) the use of an indirect phonological approach; (2) employing...

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Published in:Child language teaching and therapy 1998-02, Vol.14 (1), p.69-82
Main Author: Wolk, Lesley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Phonologically disordered young children
Strategies
Stuttering
Treatment
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to present suggestions for intervention strategies found to be useful for children exhibiting coexisting stuttering and phonolog ical disorders. Six guiding principles form the basis for clinical management: (1) the use of an indirect phonological approach; (2) employing a phono logical process approach; (3) the use of direct fluency modification tech niques; (4) the concurrent application of phonological and fluency principles; (5) parental involvement; and (6) the use of a group setting. Specific guidelines for selection of target processes and target sounds are dis cussed together with fluency modification techniques.
ISSN:0265-6590
1477-0865
DOI:10.1177/026565909801400104