Treatment Featuring Direct Speech Therapy for School-Age Children Who Developed Stuttering(<Feature Articles>Analyses and Conditions of Speech Disorders-Focusing on Stuttering and Articulation Disorders-)

Abstract

This research is focused on the implementation of direct speech therapy for school age children who developed stuttering. Two subjects were examined the effective treatment method that considered both environmental modification and counseling approach. In direct speech therapy, they were taught the method of speaking slowly in gentle voice onset and prolonged speech using a gentle voice. And the therapy was focused on the speech sound with high stuttering frequency and difficulty. Through the treatment, both subjects showed improvement in fluency and severity of stuttering as well as behavioral and psychological aspects.