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From: Anita
Date: 18 Oct 2007
Time: 15:46:31 -0500
Remote Name: 193.14.254.30
Hi Karri. My first advice would be: talk to the child/student and simply ask what you can do to help. Learn about stuttering, so that you can give examples if the child itself doesn't come up with any. F ex sitting closer to the teacher to not have to speak so loud, oral exams in front of the teacher or close friends only or simply recorded, reading shorter passages, not reading/answering in name order etc. Try to get the child to talk about stuttering and/or invite a PWS and/or SLP to talk in class. To not point out the student, why not organize a day with different disabilities or let the class have one disability per group they need to learn more about. But before you do "public" things, do ask the stuttering child in advance if that's ok. I have been talking in schools, giving lectures to children and a different lecture to teachers, as they need different information. And do point out that a child who stutters has the LEGAL RIGHT to get the help and assistance it needs, as not all teachers get that. (Sad but true...) Also talk to the parents, maybe a joint talk with the teacher, the parents and an SLP or why not involve an adult PWS to get all sides of the story. So once again, it's all about talking... Anita