| article I will be writing about the ever popular | | | | speech coach to ensure that any questions are |
| specialised speech therapy courses for | | | | able to be answered and to seek additional advice. |
| stammering and stuttering. This will include | | | | Going back to the one-to-one intensive stuttering |
| information about the content of the course, the | | | | courses; the main course is held over a five-day |
| availability of the courses and also about the | | | | period, there are however shorter three-day |
| duration of the courses. | | | | courses and also a weekend course available. Due |
| There has been a lot written about the | | | | to the great demand for these type of speech |
| one-to-one speech therapy courses for stuttering. | | | | therapy courses people can expect a waiting |
| They are courses that appeal to a variety of age | | | | period of around nine to twelve weeks before |
| groups, ranging from children who have a stutter | | | | the next available course. |
| to adults who have this form of speech | | | | The course starts with the speech coach |
| impediment. It is quite an intensive course and in | | | | explaining, in depth, the stuttering and stammering |
| reality they are probably only suitable to people | | | | therapy techniques. The coach then spends time |
| aged ten and over. This is not to say that children | | | | practicing with the attendee of the course to |
| or toddlers who have a stammer or stutter and | | | | ensure that they are implementing the techniques |
| who are younger than this age are unable to gain | | | | in the way that they are intended to be used. |
| access to the stuttering therapy techniques that | | | | The speech coach also spends time explaining the |
| are taught. For these people and also for others | | | | various forms of practice that should be used and |
| who for whatever reason are unable to attend a | | | | also the amount of practice that is required to |
| course there are numerous forms of self-help | | | | enable the person to gain total fluency. All of this |
| speech therapy products, products which include | | | | is also included within the self-help products. |
| full descriptions of each of the techniques. These | | | | The course attendee leaves the course with a |
| include an e-book, a DVD and an audio book. Full | | | | copy of the DVD and also a copy of the course |
| back up support is offered where the people, or | | | | notes booklet (e-book). These then act as a form |
| their family or friends, are able to keep in regular | | | | of reminder for the future. |
| contact, via the telephone or e-mail, with the | | | | |