TV Stations Report on Stuttering Awareness

NBC and Fox affiliates share numerous resources with their viewers.

Stuttering Awareness PSA

Watch the Facebook Q&A with SFA President Jane Fraser and film Director Cody Packer, who created a PSA on stuttering.

Stuttering Makes Headlines on WACH Fox 57

The Foundation is spreading the word for National Stuttering Awareness Week.

WJBF TV Highlights Stuttering

ABC Station Focuses on National Stuttering Awareness Week

KAGS TV Reports on NSAW

NBC Station Makes Stuttering a Top Story

PBS Stations Help Spread the Word

NSAW Highlighted on Lakeland News

Stuttering Foundation Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week

For more than seven decades, the Stuttering Foundation has worked hand-in-hand with teachers to help them understand the needs of the child who stutters, both in the classroom and on the playground.

Stuttering Foundation Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week

Memphis, Tenn. (May 6, 2020) — For more than seven decades, the Stuttering Foundation has worked hand-in-hand with teachers to help them understand the needs of the child who stutters, both in the classroom and on the playground. By providing information, such as handbooks, FAQs, tips, videos and classroom presentations, the Foundation offers free, easy-to use resources for every teacher and school.

The Quarantine and Stuttering

For some people, the quarantine associated with the pandemic may be very difficult to handle: emotionally, physically, and financially.

FAQ

What is stuttering? Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is broken by repetitions (li-li-like this), prolongations (lllllike this), or abnormal stoppages (no sound) of sounds and syllables.

An Open Letter to Dear Evan Hansen: What the Play Means to Me as a PWS

Growing up, I heard few people that sounded like me in the media. When I did, it was typically in a negative light.

The Queen’s Speech: Queen Elizabeth II Channels Her Heroic Father in Address to the Nation and World

In what media have reported as “…a rare speech designed to reassure a nation struggling under the weight of a pandemic,” Queen Elizabeth II, on April 5, 2020, assured the nation and the world that “Better days will return.”

6 Tips For Speaking With Someone Who Stutters

These six tips give advice on how to help a person who stutters feel at ease during any conversation. Keep in mind that this is good advice for everyone.

Remembering Bill Withers

Bill Withers has been a friend for many years and is on our list of Famous People Who Stutter. Like so many great singers and songwriters such as B.B. King and Carly Simon, Bill stuttered. And just as they did, he turned to singing to express himself through music because the spoken word was so tough for him. He will live on forever through his incredible songs.

-Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation

Two excellent self-help books available for free online

As some of the world is practicing social distancing, we are spreading the word widely about our free resources available safely online.

What can you do to help your child with their stuttering while they’re home?

While you take over monitoring home-schooling responsibilities as parents, the question of 'how do I continue my child’s speech therapy work' inevitably may come to mind.

What I Would Tell My Younger Self Today

If I could l-l-look at my younger self dressed in a plaid red school uniform, I would tell her don’t, don’t be afraid.

Marilyn Monroe

Few Hollywood actors have been as famous as Marilyn Monroe. Even 58 years after her death, she remains a popular cultural icon.

Remembering Jack Welch

Former CEO Jack Welch was an inspiration to others who stutter.

Podcast Goes Global

Stuttering Foundation Podcast kicked off in 2019 with weekly episodes, hosted by Sara MacIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP.

9 Things to Know About Stuttering

Worldwide, more than 70 million people stutter. Here are nine things to know about stuttering supported by evidence-based research.

Survivor: Stuttering Island

Survivor is my favorite TV show, as anyone who follows me on social media knows. I’ve been watching since I was 12 years old and have seen over fifty different seasons.

5 Ways to Connect with the Stuttering Foundation on Social Media

More people than ever are using social media platforms to engage with thousands of others on topics around stuttering and fluency.

8 Tips for Teachers with Students Who Stutter

It is essential to provide teachers with the right tools to communicate with their students in the classroom. The most important thing to support a child stuttering in the classroom is to be a good communicator yourself.

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