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8 tips for teachers

tell the student to slow down
1 Dont
or just relax.
Dont complete words for the student or
2 talk
for him or her.
all members of the class learn to
3 Help
take turns talking and listening. All
students and especially those who stutter
find it much easier to talk when there
are few interruptions, and they have the
listeners attention.
the same quality and quantity
4 Expect
of work from the student who stutters
as the one who doesnt.
with the student in an
5 Speak
unhurried way, pausing frequently.
Convey that you are listening to the
6 content
of the message, not how it is said.
Have a one-on-one conversation with
7 the
student who stutters about needed
accommodations in the classroom. Respect
the students needs, but do not be enabling.
Dont make stuttering something to be
8 ashamed
of. Talk about stuttering just
like any other matter.
Compiled by Lisa A. Scott, Ph.D., The Florida State University
Illustration by Amy L. Dech
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Since 1947Helping Those Who Stutter

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