Stammeringineducation.net

Stammeringineducation.net is our online resource for teachers and school staff showing best practice for teachers and school staff when working with pupils who stammer, plus tips and techniques for English oral work. It includes video and audio clips of children who stammer, teachers and therapists, as well as classroom situations.

Link to www.stammeringineducation.net.

New in 2012, there is also a guide on phonics for children who stammer.

BSA presented the stammeringineducation.net website at a reception in Speakers House in November 2010, at the House of Commons.

Our education officer

BSA's Education Officer Cherry Hughes can be contacted if you have queries related to education and stammering. Link to Our Education Officer.

Further material

"The Pupil Who Stammers - Information for Teachers" A comprehensive guide compiled by our panel of specialist speech and language therapists.

Stammering Information Programme for schools Michael Palin Centre's DVD 'Wait, wait I'm not finished yet....' launched in October 2009, is available free of charge for pupils who stammer and their parents, SLTs, teachers, and SENCos in England to show to education staff.

The Teasing and Bullying: Unacceptable Behaviour Programme BSA Education Officer Cherry Hughes reviews a new bullying-prevention resource (2012).

New guide on phonics for children who stammer Launched in May 2012, 'Communicating Phonics', is a guide for teachers running the phonics test for Year 1 children in England.

Teachers' Guide to Stuttering A group of children who stammer compiled this advice to share with their teachers.

The Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF) Teachers and others working with children and young people need to have the right skills and knowledge to support those with speech, language and communication needs. The SLCF is an interactive tool to support this. (2008)

GCSE oral components Schools should apply for access arrangements for students who stammer when these are helpful. By Cherry Hughes, BSA Education Officer.

Film for NAHT conference At this year's National Association of Head Teachers conference in Brighton, the voices of young people who stammer could be heard in a new BSA film. You can watch it online.

Educating Teachers A look at classroom problems

Talking to Teenagers "Speaking Out" talked to teenage stammerers on a therapy course about their difficulties at school.

My Son's Not Stupid A child with a stammer starts school (from "Speaking Out").

General information about stammering About stammering generally - what is it?, causes, statistics, terminology, myths etc.