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  • Name one stuttering modification strategy.
    Cancellation, Pull-out, Easy Onset
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  • Give an example of a repetition using the word "stutter"
    st-st-stutter
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  • What is an example of an activity that could be a stuttering trigger?
    Reading a book out loud to a class
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  • It helps to tell a person to “take a deep breath before talking,” or “think about what you want to say first.”
    False. This advice only makes a person more self-conscious, making the stuttering worse.
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  • Stress causes all stuttering.
    False. Many complex factors are involved. Stress is not the cause, but it certainly can aggravate stuttering.
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  • Stuttering Is Caused By Emotional Trauma.
    False.
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  • Identifying Or Labeling A Child As A Stutterer Results In Chronic Stuttering.
    This was the premise of an infamous study from 1939. The study was discredited decades ago, but this outdated theory still crops up occasionally.
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  • You're more likely to stutter if you speak more than one language.
    False.
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