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From: Stephanie Shapiro
Date: 23 Oct 2008
Time: 12:30:59 -0500
Remote Name: 134.29.80.208
This was an amazing article that allowed these children to face their fears and develop self-confidence. Julie Gasway was very clever in focusing on drawing as a way for the child to communicate, since she enjoyed in so much. It was interesting to see the young girl’s points of views regarding being teased about stuttering and the consequences. As the book progressed, it was interesting that the young child would want to work on other stuttering goals on particular days. This showed me that she was not only progressing with her book, but also with her speech therapy. The fact that the book was published probably gave the little girl and her family a great sense of pride. It also allows other children to understand better the perceptions and feelings of children who stutter, and how they might feel self-conscious about their speech. MaryAnn Simpson’s story of the little girl with the cochlear implant was also very impressive. It was not until college that I was exposed to information about the cochlear implant. Therefore, I’m sure that people who did not major in speech would not know enough about it. It is an amazing device that offers deaf children the opportunity to hear. This child got the chance to educate her classmates, and to show normal hearing people that hearing is a gift, and that we should all appreciate it.