Fun With Fluency (1998). By Patty Walton and Mary Wallace. Imaginart International, Inc., 307 Arizona St., Bisbee, AZ 85603. 153 pages, $40. Reviewed by Shannon Neal-Brown, Fort Worth, TX.

This spiral-bound manual is targeted for speech-language pathologists working with children from 2.5-7 years of age. The manual can be utilized in schools, hospitals, free-standing clinics, and universities. It provides information on diagnosing stuttering, defining the direct treatment approach to stuttering, counseling parents and teachers, and suggesting various treatment activities. This manual targets treatment intervention. The authors provide plentiful information on the various levels of stuttering. They also address and describe direct treatment strategies. Included in their description are examples of possible clinical dialogues that may take place while implementing these strategies.

The authors devote an entire chapter of the manual to counseling parents and teachers. This chapter focuses on educating parents about stuttering, explaining treatment, modifying parent responses and interactions, and involving teachers in the treatment process. The authors also provide 51 pages of treatment activities. Although this seems like a small portion of the manual, the authors give numerous suggestions on how to use games, picture cards, books, puzzles, and other items in the treatment setting. The manual also includes numerous case studies, resources to contact for more information on stuttering, a home practice chart, a teacher check-off list, and several treatment certificates.

This is a well-rounded manual that would be an asset to any clinician. The manual is easy to read and understand. It offers useful information regarding stuttering and how to treat this communication disorder. I wish this manual had been available upon my graduation from college because of its numerous reproducible charts addressing danger or warning signs of chronic stuttering, typical age ranges for developmental levels of stuttering, and things teachers can do to help a child who stutters. The activities included in this manual are easy to incorporate into treatment and are fun and enjoyable for children.

Overall, I would recommend this manual to any speech-language pathologist who works with young students who stutter. It is reasonably priced and will serve as a resource for facts regarding stuttering and how to treat it.