Go to Ela Britchkow's Home Page
Speech and language conditions treated by Ela Britchkow
Ela Britchkow Interview - Speech and Language Pathologist
Ela Britchkow Resume
Ela Britchkow Resume
Contact Pennsylvania speech therapist Ela Britchkow

Research Reveals
...Marked improvement for children treated in a structured home program of private speech therapy

To schedule, call Ela Britchkow today at
215-322-6781


Locations Served | Accent Reduction | Speech Therapy in Schools | Children | Autism | Orofacial Myology

Stuttering

Ela Britchkow

Fluent speech is smooth and unhesitant. A "dysfluency" is any break in fluent speech. Everyone has dysfluencies from time to time. Stuttering is speech that has a high dysfluency rate. When a speaker experiences dysfluencies at a rate greater than 10%, they may be stuttering. Stuttering is often accompanied by tension and anxiety.

Many children go through a period of normal nonfluency between the ages of 2 and 5 years. The words are repeated easily just once or twice. The child does not demonstrate any tension in their speech and is often unaware of their difficulty. Some children "outgrow" these dysfluencies, others do not. How this period of time is handled, is extremely important.

There are a variety of treatment approaches that can teach people to manage their stuttering. This takes motivation and practice. I work hard along with the person who stutters to support and encourage the effort needed to build on the fluency gains.

[ Top of Page ] [ Back to Speech & Language Conditions ]

Pennsylvania Speech Language Pathologist Ela Britchkow

 
[an error occurred while processing this directive]



Speech Therapy Game
Click here to learn more about WHEEL of ACTION, Ela's new speech and language game for children
Check out Ela's new "Wheel of Action" speech therapy game for children

Site Meter   © 2004 Ela Britchkow. All rights reserved.