Do you teach a graduate stuttering course for SLP students?
Teaching stuttering is no small feat. Its multidimensional nature, the absence of a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy, and a rapidly evolving landscape in how stuttering is understood, discussed, and affirmed make it one of the most complex and dynamic topics in speech-language pathology education.
If you are an instructor navigating this terrain and looking for support, we have compiled resources here to help you teach stuttering with nuance and care.
Pedagogy Guide
In 2025, our PhD student Kerrigan led a consensus-building process with 40 expert stuttering course instructors across the U.S. to identify the topics, learning activities, and resources considered essential for a graduate stuttering course. The findings were compiled into a pedagogy guide organized around three learning units: foundational knowledge, assessment, and treatment. The paper documenting this work is in preparation and will be shared here when it’s ready.
Other Resources: Papers
Gore, K., & Tichenor, S. (2024). A viewpoint on the ethics of pseudostuttering assignments: Guidelines and best practices for their use. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 34, 428-436. [PDF]
Kerrigan, J., Brundage, S., Constantino, C., Daniels, D., & Rodgers, N. H. (2025). A discussion of topics related to teaching a graduate stuttering course. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 83, 106103. [PDF]
Other Resources: Websites
Mandulak, K. (2023). Inclusive Teaching in a Graduate Stuttering Course : Instilling Empathy, Developing Clinical Skills, and Inspiring Compassion [click here to access Padlet]