Try:
+ Finding out what the pupil wants by talking to them privately and also...
+ getting advance notice, if possible, of a pupil who stammers before he or she attends your class
+ showing you are listening to what a pupil is saying by keeping natural eye contact and not
displaying embarrassment
+ concentrating on what is being said not how it is spoken
+ speaking to the parents with the pupil present
+ contacting the pupil?s speech and language therapist
Avoid:
- Any approach that singles out the child who stammers and also...
- firing too many questions, too quickly
- hurrying them along or asking them to slow down
- finishing their sentences or telling them to start again
- repeating the pupil's words
- imposing time pressure
- interrupting
- adopting sarcasm
- making light of the situation