Overview

Smooth Talking is a comprehensive curriculum developed for speech-language pathologists who serve school-age children (7 to 14 years) who stutter. The curriculum incorporates mediated learning-cognitive strategies with behavioral techniques to promote effective management of stuttering. Its contents include a clinician's manual, which was developed based on work with over forty school-age children, representing a diverse sample of children, including White, African American, and Mexican American children; a student workbook with eye-catching illustrations, games, stories and poems; an audio CD containing a listening/cognitive retraining message to be listened to during a quiet time or relaxation period; and a DVD demonstrating the curriculum. New to this edition is a Spanish translation of the clinician workbook, not to mention the content representing over five years of research since the first publication of the curriculum. This is a time-proven product, that can be readily incorporated into therapy to enhance successful therapy for children who stutter. Further, the manual has been revised to include results of recent case studies and a more in-depth review of pertinent literature, consistent with an evidence-based approach to speech training. Smooth Talking is also appropriate to use in advanced coursework for students majoring in speech-language pathology.

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Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Fluency and Stuttering
Secondary Subject: Special Education
Secondary Subject: Pediatrics
Audience Level: Professional/Textbook - 90 Days

About The Author

Nola Radford, Ph.D.

Dr. Nola T. Radford, CCC-SLP has been a speech-language pathologist for 26 years. She has worked in a variety of employment settings, including public schools, private practice, and a pediatric rehabilitation clinic. She is currently a Professor of Speech-language Pathology at Jackson State University, College of Public Service, School of Health Sciences in the Department of Communicative Disorders. Her duties include teaching, research, and service.

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