Stuttering Interviews

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Re: More info.

From: Peter Reitzes
Date: 06 Oct 2007
Time: 07:29:05 -0500
Remote Name: 68.163.25.53

Comments

Hey Jennifer, thanks for writing. It has been my experience that most children will not need much coaxing to give a stuttering interview – it tends to be adults who have the greater fears. What is important is that you create an environment where you are always talking openly about stuttering. In such an environment, school age children will most often participate without much difficulty. If students do not have frequent opportunities to talk openly about stuttering, then interviewing others about stuttering may be hard for them because it will be new. The answers to interview 2 are varied, but something like this. “If my child stuttered, I would get him/her all the help I could.” “If I stuttered in front of a group of people I would be embarrassed.” “Of course people who stutter could be classroom teachers.” And, “How do you feel when you stutter?” I would not use stuttering interviews with insensitive teachers. There are many patient and understanding teachers so I see no reason for a child to interview the occasional impatient or “burnt-out” teacher.” Peter


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