FLUENCY AND FLUENCY DISORDERS

Catalog description

Study of the normal and disordered speech fluency based on a critical review of the research and suggested theoretical models such as speech motor processing, integrative theory, psycholinguistic theory, psychological factors and brain functioning. Mayor t heories such as those of Shames, Sheehan, Van Riper and Bloodstein, among others, are analyzed. Prevalence and incidence of stuttering including male -female ratio, genetic factors and environmental factors are presented. Current evaluation and management p rocedures and their underlying rationale are emphasized. Counseling and stuttering evaluation and therapy strategies (stuttering modification and fluency shaping therapy) are analyzed and discussed.