Famous Dysfluent Singers

A One-Week WebQuest for 6th through 8th Graders 

(Enrolled for Speech Therapy)

Designed by

Carol Flaherty, M.A. CCC-SLP
carol.flaherty@kettering.k12.oh.us

                              MEL TILLIS

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits

Introduction

You are a student who is researching the effect(s) of singing.

with stuttering problems.

You want to know if, and how, singing

can help your speech, if you stutter.

The Task

Find out what one singer has said about this--or what an author 

or reporter or publisher has discovered while they were preparing a 

publication about one singer:

• What component of singing seems to cause fluency?

• Does singing always cause fluency?

• Can singing increase the self-esteem of a person who stutters?

• Are there personality characteristics that maximize the benefits of singing?

• How does fluent singing increase a person's career choices?

• Can you develop a message about this for a website?

• Will you contact the author of a website with this research? 

The Process

• First, you (the dysfluent student) will be assigned to work with one other

    student who is enrolled for chorus (and for speech or language therapy).

• One in your pair will research the famous person's life and the effect of  

    singing on speech, esteem, and personal goals.

• The other in your pair will research stuttering in general and the effect of 

    singing on speech, esteem, and personal goals.

• Both of you will put your discoveries in the Evaluation

  grid that follows.

Evaluation