2 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Reviews applications of research findings and theoretical developments to our understanding of the onset, development, perpetuation, and amelioration of stuttering. Demonstrates and discusses methods and procedures for diagnosing and treating stuttering across the lifespan.
Learning Outcomes1Students will learn the characteristics of stuttering in preschool and school-age children, adolescents, and adults.
2Students will learn assessment and treatment procedures for preschool children, school age children, adolescents, and adults who stutter.
3Students will become familiar with the major theoretical and clinical approaches to stuttering treatment.
4Students will learn how to read research articles in the area of fluency and will be familiar with the major research findings in the field.
5Students will learn about the nature and treatment of stuttering in diverse populations and will learn to use clinical methods that are sensitive to developmental and cultural differences
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.