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My name is Bentley and I’m 7 years old. I’ve been working on my strategies for three and a half years. I love basketball! It’s my favorite sport. I practice mostly every day. My team plays in Concord, NH. It doesn’t matter that I stutter and it doesn’t stop my day.
Bentley, 7, from Hillsboro, NH
With my music therapist, I wrote words to a song. This is my song and it’s sung to the tune of Katy Perry’s “Roar”:
You’re Gonna Hear Me Talk By Viola
Hi I’m Milan and I’m in 4th grade. I like to play Fortnite when I’m home. I also like playing
with my friends. I’ve been stuttering since I was about 2 years old. I go to speech every Monday of almost every week. My speech teacher is super nice and always is teaching me ways to help my stuttering. We have this strategy called chunking. It’s pretty much where you put commas in your speech. My school teacher is also trying to help with my stuttering. We have a signal that tells me when to slow down when I talk too fast. My dad was also in speech when he was little, so he also helps me with my stuttering. When I stutter around friends and family it makes me feel like I have butterflies in my stomach. But usually they don’t notice it so I’m fine most of the time. Stuttering may be hard to stop, but remember that it’s not a bad thing. It’s a process of learning so don’t feel ashamed when you stutter. You’re perfect the way you are.
Milan, 9, from Macomb, MI Don’t Be Nervous
Hi, my name is Jovanii and I am 8 years old. I started stuttering when I was in first grade. I stutter most when I talk to my mom at home.
I don’t mind that I stutter anymore because I have older friends that stutter in my speech class. I have learned lots of strategies to use when I stutter from my friends that I made in speech and from my mom. One of the strategies I use is to stop and think about what I want to say before I say it.
Jovanii, 8, from Mesa, AZ 18
I used to stutter and get nervous I was afraid of not being my best So I kept trying, when it was tiring I guess that I forgot I had a choice
To use my tools to help me use my voice I could use stretchy speech, it’s always within reach
It was always there, but I didn’t give up I’d stop and take a breath
You hear my voice, you hear that sound I pushed the refresh button I found You held me down but I got up Get ready cuz I’ve had enough I say it all, I say it now…
I’ve got the mouth of a talker, a fighter Dancing through the fire Cuz I never give up
And you’re gonna hear me talk Louder, louder than a lion Cuz I am a champion
And you’re gonna hear me talk Talk, talk, talk, talk….
Thank you for letting me share my song with you!
Viola, 10, from San Diego, CA
Music is Magic!
grade, I have learned not to let my stuttering get in the way at my school. Some of my hobbies are art, playing on my iPad, and playing with my bunny, Bunbun.
My name is Viola. I am 10 years old and I live in San Diego, California. I have been stuttering since Kindergarten. Now that I’m in 5
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