The Lidcombe Program for stuttering: my 10 favourite therapy activities

For parents who have been trained in delivering the Lidcombe Program for stuttering to their children, it can be hard to think up specific activity ideas.  Parents often ask me for a list of activities they can use during the early days of Stage 1 of the treatment at home, and that’s the main reason I’ve pulled this free resource together.

I also wrote this resource to help other speech-language pathologists – including those in rural and remote communities – who don’t see many kids who stutter, and student speech pathologists.

We hope you find it useful.  If you have a moment, let us know what you think.

If you’ve already downloaded Volume 1 and need more activities, see our new Volume 2 low-preparation printable activities pack or Lidcombe Program Starter Series for Highly Structured Practice.

Related articles and resources:

• The Lidcombe Program for children who stutter
• Lidcombe Program Stuttering Activities: Volume 2 for face-to-face and telehealth therapy
• Why does the Lidcombe Program for childhood stuttering work: a case of ‘words will never hurt me’?
• The Lidcombe Program Social Story: ‘Sometimes my speech is bumpy – but I’m practising every day to talk smoothly!‘
• Now you can get treatment for your child’s stuttering without all those clinic visits
• The more the merrier? New study on Lidcombe Program group therapy for children who stutter
• My child stutters. Is it because he’s shy? sensitive? hyper?
• My preschooler stutters: should we do the Lidcombe Program or the Westmead Program (or something else)?
• Parent dilemma: What to do if your child stutters and has speech sound problems – research update
• Stuttering treatments: what works for whom? An evidence update
• My school-aged child stutters. What should I do?
• The Westmead Program for children who stutter
• Stuttering: what do we mean by recovery?
• Lidcombe Program Starter Series: Resources for Highly Structured Practice: Say What I Say
• Lidcombe Program Starter Series: Resources for Highly Structured Practice: Noun and Verb Naming
• Lidcombe Program Starter Series: Resources for Highly Structured Practice: Categories Animated Bingo

Banter Speech & Language

Banter Speech & Language is an independent firm of speech pathologists for adults and children. We help clients in our local area, including Concord, Rhodes, Strathfield and all other suburbs of Sydney’s Inner West.

Banter Speech & Language is owned and managed by David Kinnane, a Hanen- and LSVT LOUD-certified speech-language pathologist with post-graduate training in the Spalding Method for literacy, the Lidcombe and Camperdown Programs for stuttering, and Voicecraft for voice disorders. David is also a Certified PESL Instructor for accent modification.

David holds a Master of Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney, where he was a Dean’s Scholar. David is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia and a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP).