Hi, my name is Abdullah and I live in Garland, Texas. I go to Luna Elementary. I am 10 years old. My parents found out I stuttered because I stuttered on my first word. In past experiences, I’ve gotten made fun of, but that’s probably because they didn’t know what stuttering was. My stuttering is mainly repetitions, which is saying a sound or word several times. I also have some blocks and prolongations. A block is where you can’t get out the word, but you know the word. A prolongation is a word that is made longer. For example, the word “pizza” in a prolongation is, “piiiiizza”.


I have two speech helpers. One of them is a pullout. A pullout is basically where you pull out of the stutter. For example, if you are stuttering on a word like “orange,” what you could do is say “orrrange.” My other speech helper is a preparatory set, which is where you think your about to stutter on a word, and you ease into the word as you say it.


In conclusion, I wouldn’t be able to do this without Mr. “D.”, my speech teacher. Remember to thank your speech teacher for all they do for you as a speech student!!!!


Abdullah, 10 Garland, TX


Don’t Feel Down


My name is Evan. I am 9 years old. I’m in third grade. I started stuttering in first grade. My speech teacher is Mrs. D. When I stutter, I slow down or pause. My advice is to not feel down. It’s okay to stutter.


Evan, 9 Cranford, NJ


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