Pull-Out Technique Cards
Practice pull-out modification mid-stutter.
Session summary (SOAP)
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Practise it on purpose, on words the student did not block on. Voluntary practice is the only way to rehearse a technique that otherwise has to wait for a real moment, and it removes the pressure of catching one. The easing should be a slowing and softening rather than a push — a student who forces their way out has done something different. Twelve minutes covers a subset with real repetitions.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentThe student catches a stuttering moment and uses the technique on their own.Log as correct
- SignalUse a silent signal you agreed on after a moment the student let pass.Log as cued
- ReminderRemind them: 'Pause, then say it again slowly and easily.'Log as cued
- ModelPut a pretend stutter into your own speech and show the technique on it; the student copies.Log as cued
Adjust it
Practise on pretend stutters the student plans, before real ones.
Use the technique on real moments during a conversation, with no signal from you.
Matching IEP goal
During structured conversation, Student will use cancellation or pull-out on moments of stuttering in 4 of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a nonverbal signal.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve cards for practising the pull-out: slide out of the block on basketball, refrigerator, Wednesday, my phone number, my address, computer, birthday, and on whole utterances like Can I have a turn? What's for lunch? I don't understand. Excuse me, can you help? A pull-out is easing out of a block while it is happening, which is harder than a cancellation and much faster.
What to listen for
Listen for the tension reducing during the slide. A pull-out that gets louder or harder is not a pull-out, it is a struggle finished successfully, and it will not generalise. Watch which items are hardest: my name, my phone number and my address are the classic feared items because there is no synonym, and this board includes two of them deliberately.
Carrying it home
Families help most by not finishing the word. A pull-out takes a few seconds longer than a fluent production, and the pause is where a well-meaning listener usually steps in.
What's in this activity
- If you feel a block on this word, slide out of it slowly: basketball
- Slide out of the block: refrigerator
- Slide out of the block: Wednesday
- Slide out of the block: my phone number
- Slide out of the block: Can I have a turn?
- Slide out of the block: What's for lunch?
- Slide out of the block: computer
- Slide out of the block: my address
- Slide out of the block: See you tomorrow.
- Slide out of the block: I don't understand.
- Slide out of the block: birthday
- Slide out of the block: Excuse me, can you help?
Questions
- What is a pull-out?
- Easing out of a block while it is happening, rather than stopping and starting again. It is faster than a cancellation and harder to learn, which is why voluntary practice matters.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all twelve cards play with no account.
- What grades is this for?
- Fourth through eighth, where students can attend to their own speech mechanics.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.