Semin Speech Lang 2003; 24(1): 053-058
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37387
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Planning a Teacher In-Service for Stuttering Disorders

Ellen M. Bennett
  • College of Health Sciences El Paso Texas
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Publication Date:
25 February 2003 (online)

 

ABSTRACT

This article addresses the need for teacher in-service presentations about stuttering disorders as a means of changing the negative perceptions teachers (and others) may have toward people who stutter. Strategies for in-service planning include keeping the program simple while one engages, encourages, and empathizes with teachers. The agenda for the program includes three key areas: content, experience with children who stutter, and classroom adaptations. Ongoing follow-up with teachers also helps to shape teacher beliefs about stuttering. The article concludes with a discussion about the special challenges faced by the speech language pathologist working in the public schools and ideas about how clinicians can work to overcome these potential barriers.

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