What is the definition of cluttering in speech?

According to the Stuttering Foundation, Cluttering is defined as follows: “Cluttering is a fluency disorder characterized by a rapid and/or irregular speaking rate, excessive disfluencies, and often other symptoms such as language or phonological errors and attention deficits. “ Children who use cluttered speech are often very…

How to talk to a teacher about cluttering?

Make sure to avoid using jargon when interviewing teachers. Most teachers haven’t heard of “cluttering” and associate the word “fluency” with oral reading skills. You’ll have to specify that you’re talking about “speech fluency” and not “reading fluency”. Parents may also notice cluttering, but tend to have an easier time understanding the child.

Is there such a thing as cluttering disorder?

Yes. Cluttering is often seen alongside other disorders such as stuttering , language disorders and speech sound disorders. Some estimates suggest as many as 2/3 of people who clutter also stutter. Some cluttering symptoms may look a little like childhood apraxia of speech.

Where can I get a cluttering speech scale?

To check out my Cluttering Rating Scales, click on the picture below. It will take you to my TpT site, where you can download a free preview. Since you might not be able to observe cluttered speech during articulation or language testing, you’ll need to obtain a conversational speech sample.

Is there such a thing as cluttering speech?

Cluttering is often seen alongside other disorders such as stuttering , language disorders and speech sound disorders. Some estimates suggest as many as 2/3 of people who clutter also stutter. Some cluttering symptoms may look a little like childhood apraxia of speech.

What do you need to know about cluttering?

What Is Cluttering? According to the Stuttering Foundation, Cluttering is defined as follows: “Cluttering is a fluency disorder characterized by a rapid and/or irregular speaking rate, excessive disfluencies, and often other symptoms such as language or phonological errors and attention deficits. “

How does cluttering affect one aspect of communication?

Some researchers call cluttering a “multidimensional disorder” which is a fancy way of saying that its symptoms affect more than one aspect of communication: rate, intelligibility, prosody, articulation, fluency, language formation and/or even the person’s social use of language (Myers et al. 2012).

What does cluttering mean in terms of fluency?

Cluttering is a relatively rare fluency disorder. Its primary symptom is the perception that the person is speaking too rapidly or irregularly. When I first encountered the term, I had my doubts. Lots of children and adults speak too quickly and/or irregularly.