WHAT IS EASY BOUNCING?
WHY DOES IT WORK?
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
- Slow and relaxed repetitions done on purpose
- There should be no tension associated with these repetitions
- Decreases sensitivity and reactivity to stuttering (which in turn may reduce word avoidances and secondary behaviors like eye blinks, lip tension, etc.)
- Teaches children a less tense, less severe and more forward-moving form of stuttering
- Gives children a sense of control over their speech
- Can eventually be used to practice “smoothing” out their their true disfluencies (i.e. "My-my-mmmmy name is Brooke")
- "cra-cra-cracker" or "bo-bo-boat"
- Be sure to use the actual vowel sound rather than the neutral “uh” (i.e. "tay-tay-table" vs. "tuh-tuh-table.")
