Happy summer speech2me friends!! I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful, relaxing summer! For those of you, like myself, still fighting in the trenches, I'm excited to share a wonderful product that I have been fortunate enough to review by my virtual colleague: Peachie Speechie. When I say that this fluency program will make your lives easier, it is no exaggeration! This packet will walk you through treatment from start to finish, making prep time for your sessions easy. Before we take a closer look at this product, I want to disclose that other than a complimentary product, no other compensation was received in exchange for this honest review. All opinions expressed here are solely and unbiasedly mine.
For reference purposes, here is the link to the product on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT):
Fluency Therapy Activities (Stuttering Therapy)
Just after the table of contents, you will find a nice, welcome greeting, a page for writing speech goals, fluency questionnaire for kids, and an awesome reminder that it is OK to stutter. These pages are in alignment with information that Nina Reeves, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-F shared in her dynamic Speech Summit presentation in early August. Our approach to therapy no longer hides talking about stuttering. Instead, we embrace talking about feelings, frustrations, and acknowledge that no one is 100% fluent, ever.
Next, you will find child-friendly definitions and examples of three types of disfluencies, visuals for teaching bumpy vs. smooth speech, a self-rating slider, and a couple pages that work on identifying bumpy vs. smooth productions. I love how she used round, bingo dabber-shaped circles for responses. So fun!!
The next important section details speech anatomy via a teaching diagram and a matching worksheet. You will find diagrams with and without labels for quizzing. Then, she breaks down the seven strategies that help increase fluency (light contact, easy onset, slow speech, pausing, cancellations, pull outs, and stretchy speech). Not only are the definitions clear and concise, but she also included visual images to support recall. Finally, there is a fluency strategy slider for you to cut, color and laminate and then use with a paperclip to select which fluency strategy should be utilized in practice drills.
The remainder of this collection scaffolds practicing strategies at the word, association, phrase, sentence, reading, and conversation levels. My favorite section works on smooth speech while explaining a variety of tasks such as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and building a sandcastle. On these worksheets, there is a section for documenting strategies used and another for rating feelings pertaining to the child's productions. When you are ready to work on the conversation level, there are cards with various topics that could be used in a turn taking game.
If I had to rate this collection on a scale from 1-10, with 10 being the best, I would have to give this an 11!! I started out searching for a nice visual to discuss speech anatomy with a school-aged client and found a jackpot. It's a perfect program to send home in support of both educating families about stuttering and generalizing practice.
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