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From: Amanda Worrell
Date: 04 Oct 2004
Time: 17:24:55 -0500
Remote Name: 157.182.12.29
Hello, I am a graduate student in Speech Pathology at West Virginia University and I enjoyed reading your booklet. I thought that it was very well organized. It was great that it highlighted the core behaviors as well as the accessory behaviors of stuttering. It also emphasized that stuttering is not caused by one factor. A good point about the booklet was that it emphasized that students who stutter are not any less intelligent or less adapted. I think that this could serve as a great resource to teachers because it educates them on what to do if they ever have a student who stutters. If I were a teacher I would find this article very beneficial and I would also like how it emphasizes that teachers do have a significant impact on children’s lives. I also agree that teachers play a huge role in the development and well being of students. They are the individuals that are with the children every day and see how they interact in both educational and social settings. I think this article empowers teachers by giving them the warning signs of stuttering so that they will be able to make more accurate referrals if they suspect that their student may be a stutterer. We as Speech-Language Pathologists have a responsibility to educate teachers about the field of communication, in this case stuttering. I believe that the child will benefit most when teachers and SLPs work together. I have one quick question- Did you research how effective/beneficial teachers find this booklet? Also, how many booklets did you distribute worldwide? Thank you!