signal is the magazine style, free newsletter of the SIG and has been published twice a year (spring and autumn) since 1994. The latest edition, issue thirty four, was mailed out at the start of 2011: it included articles on the King's Speech; Longitudinal Research on Stuttering in Suffolk and Talkcoach. signal carries articles by practitioners and academics from within and outside the SIG membership and is edited by SIG member Jan Anderson. A selection of articles can be read on the Articles page.
In the past the signal has included:
o interviews with therapists who have made a major
contribution to the field of stammering therapy
o articles on approaches and current issues
o reports from conferences and courses
o international contributions
o summaries of SIG study days
o updates on SL&T under-graduate training in stammering
o book and journal reviews
o letters
o notice board
signal has received praise from within and outside the SIG
membership. It has flourished due to the willingness of SIG members (and others)
to commit themselves to paper. Jan is always delighted to hear from anyone who is willing to
contribute.
Guidelines for contributors
Preparing signal for publication can be a time consuming task.
Jan recently updated her computer and is now on line. Feedback
and contributions to the newsletter can therefore be received via e-mail. Where
this is not possible, the favoured alternative is a floppy disc (preferably in
Microsoft Word, formatted for Apple Mac or Word in PC format). Typed submissions
are the next best option. Short hand written items can be accepted but this does
increase the editor's workload!
If you would like to contribute to signal or offer any feedback,
please contact Jan Anderson at:
janandersoninscotland@googlemail.com
Topics covered in the Winter 2010-11 edition included:
The Kings Speech - a review
Longitudinal Research into dysfluency in Suffolk
Talkcoach
Review of the latest JFD
Review of the acquired stammering study day
Working with a client with ASD