Hi, I’m Taraji and I’m in 4th grade and I am nine years old. I live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I started stuttering in 1st grade. And how it makes me feel is sometimes mad because I can’t say what I want to say. What I like to do is play Roblox and do gymnastics and read. A strategy you can use when you are stuttering is slow speech, light contact, and easy onset. Love yourself!
Taraji, 9, Lancaster, PA
Hi, my name is Thanaika. Sometimes I stutter. I am ten. I am in fourth grade. I was born in Haiti, and I live in Florida. My favorite song is Ballora, and my favorite games are Roblox and Talkie.
Millions of people around the world stutter. You are not alone.
Everybody stutters in a unique way. For example, if I stutter, I feel my voice box stops. Oh--and if you do not know what that is, I will tell you. A voice box is actually your vocal chords that vibrate and make sound.
When I stutter people say, “Are you ok?” or “Do you need help?”, and that makes me feel miserable. I feel like I am the only one who stutters, but Mrs. Ribbler helps me to know that it is ok to stutter. Some people say that people who stutter cannot do anything. That is not true! When people say that, ignore them. You can be anything you want to be! I will tell you some facts about stuttering:
1. More boys than girls stutter.
2. Students stutter in all parts of the world, in different languages. 3. Lots of kids wonder or have questions about stuttering. 4. Everyone makes mistakes when they talk. 5. Lots and lots of famous people stutter.
Now my joke: Why did the chicken cross the road??? Because it went to the speech teacher!Always remember: Be yourself and never let someone hurt you or your feelings. I hope you learned something about stuttering.
Thanaika, 10, Plantation, FL
Hi, my name is Ellis. I am 9 years old, and I am from North Carolina. I started stuttering in the 1st grade. I like to play baseball and play Fortnite. I want to be a baseball player in the MLB when I grow up. I want to play for the New York Yankees. My favorite holiday is Halloween. I have two sisters and two brothers. I stutter the most at home. I have a technique to help. I stop,
take a breath, and start again. Ellis, 9, Greenville, NC
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