Just wondered if many teachers have watched the video on Google or The Stuttering Foundation's web site that helps teachers with students who stutter. Kids who stutter need all the support and understanding they can get so they can overcome the stuttering and enjoy life.
2006-11-09 05:56:50 · 6 answers · asked by Bud B 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I am an educator, and I have not watched the video, but I try my best to show patience and understanding when I have a stuttering child. They also get extra time on assignments and extra help with a speech therapist in our school.
2006-11-09 06:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Jackson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Routinely I doubt that many teachers have training in stuttering. Some may, which is fantastic. In most schools they have a speech pathologist who comes in once a week or so to work with children who have speech problems.
Whether the teacher can help or not, its vital that they, and all the other teachers and principal, make sure that the child is NOT teased or ostrasized because of his handicap.
My grandson stutters, but he has improved considerably in the last year or so. When he began to stutter we just got down on his eye level and told him to slow down and think about his words(he is 7 now). We patiently waited for him and if he began to stutter again, we reminded him to go slow and think the word in his head first. Now, unless he is very excited, he rarely stutters. I don't think it took any training for us, we just did what our instincts told us to.
2006-11-09 08:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sometimes stuttering (especially in children) is environmental and not a speech issue.
Many kids may stutter only when around certain individuals and it carries out into other daily activities.
So first you need to know the background of the stuttering before applying anything seen in a video.
2006-11-09 06:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could also ask if you can do your presentation for them after class, to reduce the audience size. Some won't allow this, but others will. Just make sure you explain the stuttering issue and if you've had any therapy for it, bring that up.
2016-05-22 00:45:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's info on a device that has proven very effective in many cases.
http://www.acfnewsource.org/science/stutter_stopper.html
2006-11-09 06:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what speech teachers are for.
2006-11-10 09:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by cammie 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋