Fluency FLiPS®

Keep stuttering speech therapy moving with less prep time and fewer materials!

Improving stuttering speech has never been more engaging and effective. The Fluency FLiPS® book provides a dynamic approach that seamlessly combines educational content with interactive exercises. Break down communication barriers and help children feel confident as their words begin to flow effortlessly.

Fluency FLiPS is a convenient, all-in-one flip book that helps teach students strategies for smooth speech. It also includes online audio samples of Kristin A. Chmela (the book's author) producing each of the targeted skills which provides a model for perfecting teaching techniques.

This easy-to-manipulate flip book has no cumbersome pieces or parts to carry from session to session. Plus, the easel-stand base makes the activities on each page easy for all to see.

Who is this stuttering speech therapy resource helpful for?

Fluency FLiPS® is an educational tool designed to target stuttering in students grades 1 and up and children ages 7 and up. This flip book guides students step-by-step through the Easier Relaxed Approach as presented by renowned fluency expert Kristen A. Chmela. Students practice beginning words, phrases, and sentences smoothly using four fluency-shaping skills:

1. Easy vowel onset
2. Light consonant contact
3. Continuous sound
4. Pausing

The instructions in this book are straightforward and include simple directions, visual cues, and practice pages for carryover and generalization. The divider tabs allow speech professionals and Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) quick access to specific skills.

Tool Rope Activity

The first two sections of Fluency FLiPS® include a Tool Rope activity to help students learn and distinguish the three types of onsets:

1. Hard glottal onset or a sound pop/press
2. Regular onset
3. Easy vowel onset or gentle touch

Tool Rope activities increase a student’s awareness of the tension present in the vocal cords and articulators at the onset of speech.

Speech professionals love Fluency FLiPS® because:

• It provides a step-by-step type of approach to addressing stuttering
• It includes a clear, concise, effective, and repeatable format 
• They feel supported by the online help and pronunciations
• The colourful and diverse visual representations help teach concepts that can be difficult to understand

With this comprehensive, 124-page book (7" x 5 1/2"), students will be practicing smooth and easy speech in no time!

Meet the Author

Click here for an interview with Kristin Chmela, M.A., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD,
Director of the Central Speech and Language Clinic's Chmela Fluency Center.