1st Edition

Stammering A resource book for teachers

By Trudy Stewart Copyright 2016
114 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge

What is stammering?  How does it present itself?  When does it occur?  Why does it happen? What are the most effective strategies you can use to help? Providing background information about stammering as well as a wide range of tools and strategies, this practical book addresses the key challenges faced at nursery and school. There are separate sections on early years, primary and secondary... Read more

Introduction  1. Stammering: background information  2. The development of stammering in young children  3. Problems with fluency in preschool children  4. Problems with fluency in primary school pupils  5. Helping pupils who stammer manage the demands of primary school  6. The demands of secondary school for pupils who stammer  7. Helping pupils who stammer manage the demands of secondary school  8. Speech and language therapy  9. Final words  References for teachers  Index

Biography

Trudy Stewart is a retired consultant speech and language therapist who has written and researched extensively on stammering in children and adults.