Abstract
Background: Reducing speech rate is a goal often worked in stuttering therapy in order to promote fluency. Aim: To verify the effects of the slow speech rate in relation to the habitual rate in children with stuttering. Method: The participants will be 20 children, divided in two groups: 10 preschool children who stutter (PSCWS), and 10 school-age children who stutter (SCWS). After signin…