I Want to Be a Baker Talking Too Fast Mixes Up Words


I’m Trenton! And I’m 8 years old. I started speech therapy when I was 1-1/2 years old. Sometimes I


stutter by talking so fast that my words get mixed up and I get stuck. When I get stuck it’s like I can’t


breathe and I can’t get the word to come out. I also use something called turtle talk and that is to talk as slow as a turtle walks. There is also a strategy called stretchy speech which means you stretch out the


word as you say it. When I stutter I call that bumpy speech. Another strategy is bouncy speech which is saying the word like b-b-b-ball or d-d-d-dog.


Trenton, 8, from Thornton, CO


I’m Yasmin and I am nine years old. I’ve been in speech for almost two years now. I like to draw, swim, and cook. I am also on a swim team with lots of friends. I am in third grade. My speech teacher is Mrs. S. Some strategies I like to use are stop and start over and easy start. I want to be a baker when I grow up. If you practice your strategies you can get better at them!


Yasmin, 9 Kannapolis, NC


You Can Control It


Hello, my name is Aiden and I’m in seventh grade and everyone should know stuttering is not a huge issue, as long as you control it. Once, a kid asked why I stutter so much. I remembered that even Albert Einstein stuttered. Stuttering is not something that can be prevented, but you can still control it.


Aiden, 12 Chittenango, NY 2


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