The Child Who Stammerers - Information for Parents
a comprehensive guide compiled by our panel of specialist speech and language therapists. |
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Speech and language therapy - information for parents of children who stammer
Getting a therapist, approaches to therapy, and specialist centres and intensive courses. |
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How to help the child who stammers
Twelve guidelines to help your child. |
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Stammering and the bilingual child
Includes recommendations and suggestions for parents whose child speaks more than one language. |
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Is there a cure for stammering?
The BSA perspective on this much asked question, including considerations for different age groups. |
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Our Education Officer
You can contact her if you have queries related to education. Also information on our schools CD-ROMs, and the BSA Parents' Project to produce new information resources for parents. |
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"The Pupil Who Stammers - Information for Teachers"
A comprehensive guide compiled by our panel of specialist speech and language therapists. |
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Self-help for parents
Are you are a parent who would like to be in touch with another parent of a child who stammers? |
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General information about stammering
About stammering generally - what is it?, causes, statistics, terminology, myths etc. |
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Fluency Trust Courses
Residential courses at an activity centre - 2009 dates. |
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School admissions
Our education officer Cherry Hughes gives a short guide to school admissions in England when your child has a stammer. (2008) |
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School appeals
BSA Education Officer Cherry Hughes looks at how to appeal in England if an application for school admission is refused. |
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Educational achievement and the child who stammers
Stammering need not be a barrier to achievement. BSA's education officer looks at monitoring with teachers your child's performance against their ability levels, and at 'School Action'. (2008) |
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GCSE oral components
Schools should apply for access arrangements for students who stammer when these are helpful (2009). |
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Choosing a School When Your Child Stammers
By Cherry Hughes, BSA Education Officer (1998).
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Oral assessments in secondary school: the long road to GCSE
Also by Cherry Hughes. Preparing for GCSE oral assessments and how you can start young. (2000) |
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Teasing and bullying by our Education Officer - make sure that your child knows to always 'tell' on the bullies! (2009)
Mastering Bullying?! - research from Germany (2008).
Older 'bullying' article series (2003):
Bullying - what young people are telling us
Bullying in schools - what parents can do
Bullying - some strategies used in schools |
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My Son's Not Stupid
A child with a stammer starts school (1984). |
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Helping Christopher - life with a child who stammers
Good therapy can help to change a child's life, but patience and understanding at home create the foundation says Yvonne Thomas. (2005) |
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Parenthood
A mother explains how she learnt to acknowledge her son's suffering and needs. (1993) |
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The wind in their sails
Nine young people who stammer gain extra confidence and skills on a course in the London borough of Greenwich. (2002) |
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Stammering Schooldays
A look at school-life and difficulties in getting advice, information and help. (1992) |
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Talking to Teenagers
We interview nine youngsters in therapy to find out the problems at school. (1992) |
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Words
An exellent short poem by 12-year old Naomi from Bradford. |
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Dysfluency, stammering and Down's syndrome
Information from BSA's leaflet on Stammering & Down's Syndrome |
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The nature of dysfluency in Down's syndrome
Monica Bray's survey looks at dysfluency in Down's syndrome and at the success or otherwise of different treatment approaches. |
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What can we do about Dysfluency, Stammering, Getting Stuck?
Pdf on the Down's Syndrome Association website (www.downs-syndrome.org.uk). |
| External links |
Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children
The Michael Palin Centre in London is a centre of excellence in the UK for the treatment of children who stammer. The website is by ARSC, the charity supporting the Centre. |
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Parents-W
Internet mailing list for parents of children who stammer. Our Internet Discussion page lists other resources. |
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Talking point
Information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children. It has separate parts directed at parents and professionals. |
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Video: 'Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids'
View online at Stuttering Foundation of America website. Meet Swish and his young friends. They talk about stuttering, teasing, what helps and how to teach others about stuttering. Features cartoon animation and real children in an engaging and lively video. 12 minutes. Also in BSA library. |
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