The following authors have written books about stuttering for children. These books are available online in part or totally and are included in this conference along with short papers written by Gail Wilson Lew and Ellen-Marie Silverman. To access the author's papers about their book open the hyperlink in the text below. Please consider having children you know who stutter read these books. It is a good way for them to participate in this conference, too! The books are linked to the pictures below. To open them, put your pointer on the book and click.
Jeremy and the Hippo by Gail Wilson Lew, (California, USA) - Gail Wilson Lew has a private practice in Sierra Madre California where she specializes in working with children and adults who stutter. Her involvements includes workshops for people who stutter and their families, the National Stuttering Association (a national self help group), Pasadena City College Disabled Students Program, School District In-Service Workshops, and writing children's books. Gail herself was once a severe stutterer. To read Jeremy and the Hippo, click on the book.
Jason's Secret by Ellen-Marie Silverman (Wisconsin, USA). Ellen-Marie Silverman received the Ph.D. degree in speech pathology from the University of Iowa and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in developmental psycholinguistics at the University of Illinois, Urbana. A member of several university faculties, Dr. Silverman authored or co-authored more than 30 research papers and two textbook chapters. In 1986, she resigned a tenured faculty position to resume full-time clinical work. Six years later, she founded TSS-The Speech Source, Inc., an interpreter agency for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind, and hearing individuals with limited English proficiency. Jason's Secret is her first published book for children. She is a Fellow of ASHA. and a member of Sigma Xi and Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. To read two chapters of Jason's Secret, click on the book.
You can post Questions/comments about the following papers or the children's books to the authors before October 22, 2000.
You can post Questions/comments about the following papers to any or all of the authors before October 22, 2000.