Stuttering Facts
These are the parts of the body that work together to help a person speak.
lips, teeth, tongue, vocal cords, lungs, and/or brain.
This is a type of stuttering when no noise comes out.
a block
This is a strategy where you stop after every few words to slow down your rate of speech and increase clarity (how well you're understood). This is something a lot of public speakers use like President Obama.
pausing
This is what a person who stutters can do to make sure stuttering doesn't negatively impact them at school.
practice raising hand in front of the class, asking a question in front of the class and or/ practicing presentations (answers may vary).
The football player who stutters and plays for the Eagles. He also starred in NFL Characters Unite documentary, where he discussed his struggles with being a person who stutters.
Darren Sproles
The number of people who stutter in the United States.
approximately 3 million people
A type of stutter characterized by repeating a sound or word.
a repetition
This a strategy that you use when you stutter on a word and then pause, find where the tension is, release the tension and say the word again.
cancellation
This is something I do to get stuttering out in the open in the beginning and make sure the person doesn't jump to the wrong conclusions about my speech.
advertise stuttering (telling someone I stutter)
This is the current President of the United States and who is a person who stutters.
President Joe Biden
Which gender is more likely to stutter into adulthood?
males
This is a type of stuttering that causes you to stretch or elongate a sound or syllable of a word.
prolongation
This is a strategy that helps you release tension while you're in the middle of a stuttering moment.
pull outs
This is an organization that helps kids who stutter meet other kids who stutter.
What is FRIENDS or National Stuttering Association?
She was an actress and model known for her blonde hair and beauty. She once was married to Joe DiMaggio, the famous baseball player. She died in 1962.
Marilyn Monroe
This is a common myth concerning what causes stuttering which is not true. (It may be a trigger, but not a cause!)
nervousness/guilty
This is something some people who stutter do to mask or power through a stuttering moment. It is also something fluent speakers use when they are trying to think of a word or formulate their thought.
fillers/interjections/um's
This is a strategy that requires you to release your breath and tension at the beginning of a sentence (whether or not you think you will stutter).
easy onsets
This is something you can do to get stuttering out in the open or get used to the feeling of stuttering. It's when you purposely stutter.
voluntary stuttering/fake stuttering/pseudo stuttering
This is a famous person who stutters and is the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa (The Lion King).
James Earl Jones
This is thought to be one factor that contributes to stuttering (hint: there are a number of factors that contribute to stuttering).
genetics and the brain, speech/language skills, environment and personal factors
This is the term used to refer to behaviors that occur with stuttering that can be either learned habits or ways to avoid stuttering moments (ex. eye blinking, head nodding).
secondary behaviors
This is a strategy where you try your best to make light contact or touches with your lips, tongue or teeth.
light contact
This is something some people who stutter do to learn strategies to manage stuttering and make sure that it doesn't have a negative impact on your life!
speech therapy
This is a famous person who stutters who was a King during WWII. The movie "The King's Speech" was based on his life.
King George VI