My Friends Cheered Me Up


Hello, my name is Dunia. I go to speech on Thursdays. Some kids tease and laugh at me. I ignore them, but sometimes I feel sad and I cry. My friends Ranya, Abrar and Eva saw me cry. Then they made me happy. I am 8 years old and I am in second grade. I use different strategies like light contact, easy onset, and slow speech. This helps with my stuttering.


Dunia, 8 Daly City, CA


Hi, my name is Dillon. I am in 4th grade and I have been stuttering since 2nd grade. If someone is picking on you and they won’t stop, tell a teacher or another adult. A strategy I use is to take a deep breath or talk slow. Another thing I use is called the pacer board. Those are some of the strategies that I use. For the last two years I have been educating my friends about stuttering by giving the class a presentation. I feel confident about giving the presentation because, what could go wrong?


Sincerely, Dillon, 9, from Albion, NY


P.S. I also invented a strategy for myself. It is called the pocket pal. It is like the pacer board. I press the button for each word or syllable.


Speech Time!


Hi! My name is Abby. I am 8 years old. I stuttered when I was in first grade. When I went to speech I never noticed my stuttering but now I am getting better at it. Now I only stutter on hard words and when I don’t know what to say. I learn speech techniques like pausing or easy onset and it helps me when I stutter. When I go to speech I always wonder what I will do with my speech teacher. Now speech is really fun to be at.


Abigail, 3rd grade Mt. Pleasant, MI


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