Speech Fluency Shaping Techniques as the Basis of Combined Therapy of Older Children and Adolescents Who Stutter

Abstract

The main assumption of the article is the thesis that speech fluency shaping should underlie all methods of combined therapy of children and adolescents who stutter because the fundamental goal of therapy during this period is to permanently improve speech fluency. The subject of discussion is a comparative analysis of ways of developing speech fluency. Despite the complete awareness of the significance of psychological and communication problems of persons who stutter, the problem of various forms of psychotherapy or social therapy is not discussed in the article. Final conclusions were formulated regarding logopedic practice.