If you've discovered this portion of the site, you've either done so by accident or been to a workshop, short course, or other presentation I've given. While the primary target audience of this website is students, this segment is intended as a resource for speech-language pathologists with a few "more miles on their odometer", providing activity ideas for clients who stutter.

The activities linked below are listed by their appropriateness for children or adults, utilization of speech or affective targets (feeling & emotions), and in individual or group therapy format. As a skilled clinician, you know that many activities can be adapted for other audiences and uses, and that many activities can use multiple targets.

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Activity	Description	Client Age		Target Type		Format
		Child	Adult	Speech	Affective	Individ	Group
Activity Targets	Eliciting Speech Practice targets Emphasize smooth speaking “Get ‘em talking.”		.		.		.
Anatomy of a Stutter	Discussion of what happens when you stutter.
Book about Stuttering	Design a book about stuttering, including all necessary and pertinent information about the subject.	.		.		.
Cause of Stuttering	Developing a script to provide listeners an explanation of their stuttering.	.		.
Changing Roles	Child and clinician trade roles in therapy.		.		.		.
Curse of the Phone	The client “comparison shops” a material list of items at local stores.	.			.		.
Don't Say That Word...Taboo	Clients are “forbidden” to say particular words in conversations.	.			.
Draw My Stutter	Ask child to draw a picture of their stuttering or some aspect of their experience with it.		.	.		.
Eight Simple Rules	Discussing the “rules” by which the client’s stuttering works.	.		.
Embarrassing Stuttering Moments	Draw a picture depicting a “most embarrassing stuttering (or other) moment.”	.		.		.
Finding the Words	Developing awareness and vocabulary of stuttering.		.	.	.	.	.
Fluency Fantasies	What would your life be like if you no longer stuttered?	.		.		.
Games	‘Turns for targets,’ Games that entail speaking, Games that incorporate time pressures.	.		.	.	.	.
Gift of Stuttering	What knowledge have you gained and how have you benefited from being a person who stutters?	.		.	.	.	.
Giving Directions	Client must provide detailed instructions to help someone get from ‘Point A’ to ‘Point B’ using a map or other source of information.	.			.		.
Greeter	Client volunteers to greet worshippers as they enter their church.	.					.
Hot Topics	Topics are chosen and discussed for a prescribed period of time.	.			.
How Does That Work?	Discussion of how common items work to perform their duty leads to a discussion of how stuttering “works.”		.	.	.	.	.
Humor in Stuttering	Sharing funny stuttering experiences or reading those of others.			.	.	.	.
Interviews	Child role-plays an interview with his or her friend, a stranger, or someone "famous", asking questions.		..	.	.	.	.
Interviews	Adullt role-playsan interview with his or her friend, a stranger, or someone "famous", asking questions and carrying on a conversation.
Introductions	Spend a few minutes learning about someone else by interviewing them (real or fictitious).	.		.	.	.	.
Liar's Club	Clients are reputed to have accomplished the same achievement; each must answer questions to determine who is lying and who is telling the truth.	.			.	.
Life Line	Draw a life map with “landmarks” relating to the client’s stuttering.	.		.		.
Lost at Sea	Given a surivival scenario, group members must discuss which items to take with them! Very fun!	.		.	.	.	.
Making the Transition	….from activity to reality ….from once a week to everyday ……from clinic room to real life.	.		.	.	.	.
My Time Capsule	What would you put into a time capsule to help people understand what its like to live in today's world?	.		.	.	.	.
Obituary	Give your own eulogy or write your obituary.	.		.	.	.	.
Operator's Manual	Describing the physical components of stuttering Writing a “fact sheet” Drawing pictures Discussing the environments which precipitate stuttering behaviors.	.		.	.	.	.
Parallel Feelings	Clients describe how the character who stutters in a video feels.	.		.	.	.	.
Pay Up!	A stack of pennies is put on the table; one is removed each time the child neglects to use their speaking target. They get to keep all that are left after a given period of time.		.	.	.	.	.
Phone Machine Message	Clients changes the message on the phone machine each day.	.		.	.	.	.
Picture My Stutter	Client expresses their perspectives on stuttering through drawing.	.		.	.	.	.
Reading Emotive Writings	Clients read the written work of others who stutter and discuss.	.
Reading Famous Speeches	Reading segments of famous speeches or acting ‘in character’.	.		.	.	.	.
Rituals	Building behaviors into the daily routine is a key to success…	.
Speech Skating	Child speaks in a manner like taking long, slow strides ice skating.		.	.	.	.	.
Story Sharing	Participants take turns continuing telling a story they spontaneously concoct.	.			.
Story Splits	Child and clinician take turns fabricating a story.		.	.	.	.	.
Stutter Buddies	Sharing your stuttering with peers, family, and connecting with new friends.		.	.
Stuttering Contest	Clients compete for recognition of their ability to stutter.	.		.		.
Survivor	Given a disaster scenario, clients choose six survival items they will need to sustain themselves for an extended period of time.	.			.	.
Talk Show Host	Client asks ‘yes/no’ questions to determine his/her identity.	.			.	.
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Trading Places	If you could trade your stuttering for someone else’s troubles, what would you consider to be “fair trade”?	.		.		.
Tip-Toe With Your Tongue	Drawing a parallel between physically tip-toeing and using light articulatory contacts.		.	.	.	.	.
Video Self-Assessment	A speaking performance is videotaped and reviewed with others.	.		.	.	.	.
Vocabulary Builder	Client must work a specific word into his/her conversation each time they speak.	.		.	.	.	.
What's the Difference?	Discussion of simple differences between objects leads to talk of differences between people.		.	.	.	.	.
Who am I?	Client asks ‘yes/no’ questions to determine his/her identity.	.		.	.	.	.
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Word for the Day	Clients must use a new vocabulary word in conversation several times each day.	.			.
Wordless Story Books	Client tells story from pictures in book.		.		.		.
Write My Stutter a Letter	Personifying stuttering enables communication to be deeper and more objective.		.	.	.	.	.

© Rentschler, 2005