DEAR SFA: Help Others Not Stutter
Hello, my name is Aaron. I am 7 years old and I am in 2nd
grade. When I stutter I use
chunking to not stutter. Sometimes I feel frustrated when I stutter when I talk to my friends. I like to play Star Wars the Force Awakens and watch Star Wars the Clone Wars. And I play Pokemon Go. Help others not stutter.
Aaron, 7 . Lititz, PA
KIDS LETTERS TO THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION Do the Things You Want
My name is Casey and I am a fi fth grade student in Dedham, Massachusetts. I started to think about all that I have accomplished, despite the fact that I stutter. You see, when I was younger I thought there was nothing wrong with my speech. But when I was in fi rst grade I found out that I stuttered. I was a bit confused about stuttering when I fi rst heard the word. I didn’t know exactly what it was…was it that I had trouble talking? Did I have trouble with certain sounds? What I came to realize was that when I stuttered my words were bumpy and sometimes got stuck. I had many obstacles to overcome. Sometimes, I let my stuttering get in the way of activities I liked to do or wanted to try. Later in my life though, I started to embrace stuttering and engage in activities both in and out of school. I didn’t let stuttering keep me from pushing myself outside my comfort zone. Who would have thought that the fi rst grader who stuttered would grow up to be on the student council, do all the school announcements, perform in theater productions, play musical instruments, participate in martial arts, compete in the public spelling bee, and be a sports star? Stuttering is perfectly normal and shouldn’t keep you from doing the things that you want to do.
Casey, 11 . Dedham, MA
I Have Friends in Speech
Hi! My name is Roc. I go to speech because I keep saying “um.” It is called an interjection. My speech teacher’s name is Mrs. M. The thing that makes me have smooth speech is to stop and try again. The fun things in speech are playing games. I go to speech with one fourth grader and two other third graders. They stutter like me too.
Roc, 9 . Thorp, WI 12
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