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Hi! My name is Cade and I am 11 years old. I am in the 5th grade. When I grow up I want to be a sports player. My speech teacher is Mrs. S. She tells me to use easy beginnings. Try it. It helps a lot. I go to Leon Scheffield Elementary. Never be afraid to speak in front of people. Mrs. S told me a story about this boy at another school. He had to make a lunch choice and the choices were chicken nuggets or hamburger. He picked hamburger because he couldn’t say chicken nuggets. So that is why you shouldn’t be afraid to speak out. What you have to say is important!
Cade, 11 from Decauter, AL Don’t Be Intimidated
Hi. My name is Harvey. I am 12 years old, and I’m in the 6th grade. I have been stuttering ever since I can remember. Sometimes I have repetitions, blocks, and sometimes I run out of air flow. I also have a twin sister, but she doesn’t stutter.
Sometimes I have trouble
ordering at a restaurant and talking on the phone. I am going to practice phone skills this year in my speech class. I handle all of this using full breath, and stretchy speech. If you stutter don’t be intimidated by it, just use all your speech tools and be yourself.
Harvey, 11 from Conroe, TX My Words Get Better
Hi, my name is Elizabeth. I am 7 years old. I am going to 2nd grade. I stutter on “F” and “S” and other words. At school no one notices it except my teacher but she does not say anything to me about it. I have always worked on my words and they get better and better as I go. When I grow, I get really bumpy. Maybe other people notice it and they do not say anything to me about it but I don’t know.
Elizabeth, 7 from Colchester, VT Hi,
I Name My Speech Bumps my name is Julia.
I’m from
Newfoundland, Canada. I’m 10 and I’m in grade 5. According to my mom, when I was three I stopped talking because I stuttered. I talk a lot now but when I stutter I feel frustrated. To help with my stuttering I ease in to my words, I use gentle touches, and I keep my voice going. I stutter on purpose and give my bumps names: donuts, worms, timbits. I like reading letters from other kids because I never met someone who stuttered.
Julia, 10, from Newfoundland, Canada Send letters & signed parent permission to: The Stuttering Foundation P.O. Box 11749, Memphis, TN 38111-0749 or email
info@StutteringHelp.org
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