Hello, my name is Eli. I am 10 years old, and I go to school at Boone Middle School. I like to play with Legos and my computer. Also, I like the Cyclones, Hawkeyes, and the Green Bay Packers.
Sometimes I say ‘um’ when I think I am going to stutter so I made up a speech strategy called, “Umbrella Speech.”
The “Umbrella Speech” is when I think of my ‘ums’ in my sentences like the rain.
When I put up the ‘umbrella’ there will be no more ‘um’ in my
sentences. The umbrella speech is a good strategy so maybe you should try it sometime. Whenever I use the "Umbrella Speech" it helps me a lot so I think you should try it.
Eli, 10, Boone, IA
Hi! My name is Aiden, and I am 8 years old in 2nd grade. I live in Estero, Florida. I love to play flag football. My favorite stuttering strategy is full breath because it works the best for me. It is okay to stutter so my advice is to try to not be nervous about stuttering.
Aiden, 8, Estero, FL
Hi, my name is Margaret and I’m 8 years old. Some of my interests include playing games, playing with my cat Hops, and eating Cup of Noodles. I just started Girl Scouts and I’m really excited about it.
To me, stuttering is when you have bumpy speech and have trouble talking in front of people. When I stutter, I like to stop and take a breath and start my words again when air starts to come out. Sometimes in school, it feels very nerve-racking to talk in front of my class. Something that helps me is thinking about what I want to say ahead of time and writing it down. If I’m reading and I see a word I don’t know, I try and sound it out using techniques I learned in school instead of panicking. It’s okay to stutter even if some people laugh at you.
Margaret, 8, Boulder, CO 21
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