trouble at recess
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Migrate/book0034.pdf
This book called Trouble at Recess can be used to read to students so they can understand speech disorders.This 30-page book written and illustrated by 8 year-old Jamie describes the tribulations that many children who stutter encounter both in the classroom and on the playground. The link is provided above. It can be read out loud on the smart board so all the students can get a good look at the student drawn pictures within the book.
This resource could be used in any class from K-6. It is a good way to show that there are some students that are different and may talk different or express themselves differently.
Activity
Reading the book Trouble at Recess to the kids can be a good leeway into introducing speech disorders. While reading this heartfelt story you can and ask the students a variety of questions before and after so they can really engage and learn about speech disorders. It gives them an idea of what it would be like to have a stutter which is a certain type of speech disorder. Some questions that could be asked or topics could be like.
ASK BEFORE
-Do you know what a speech disorder is? Is there anyone you know that has a stutter or any type of
speech disorder?
ASK AFTER
How would you feel if you had a stutter?
- Do you think it would be hard? And why?
-How can you help someone you know that has a stutter?
Have the students participate in the following activity:
Draw a Picture that would show how YOU can include a person with a speech disorder
- Example, How could you include a student with a speech disorder during recess? How could you help them in the class especially when we are reading?
-The students could use word bubbles to better depict the scene in the picture.
-Have the students share their picture once it is done to the class.
Conclusion
ASK
-What did you learn about people who might have a speech disorders?
-Why do you think it might be important for us to understand what these disorders are?
This type of activity will hopefully bring awareness to the students on speech disorders, especially if there is a student in the class who has a speech disorder themselves.
This book called Trouble at Recess can be used to read to students so they can understand speech disorders.This 30-page book written and illustrated by 8 year-old Jamie describes the tribulations that many children who stutter encounter both in the classroom and on the playground. The link is provided above. It can be read out loud on the smart board so all the students can get a good look at the student drawn pictures within the book.
This resource could be used in any class from K-6. It is a good way to show that there are some students that are different and may talk different or express themselves differently.
Activity
Reading the book Trouble at Recess to the kids can be a good leeway into introducing speech disorders. While reading this heartfelt story you can and ask the students a variety of questions before and after so they can really engage and learn about speech disorders. It gives them an idea of what it would be like to have a stutter which is a certain type of speech disorder. Some questions that could be asked or topics could be like.
ASK BEFORE
-Do you know what a speech disorder is? Is there anyone you know that has a stutter or any type of
speech disorder?
ASK AFTER
How would you feel if you had a stutter?
- Do you think it would be hard? And why?
-How can you help someone you know that has a stutter?
Have the students participate in the following activity:
Draw a Picture that would show how YOU can include a person with a speech disorder
- Example, How could you include a student with a speech disorder during recess? How could you help them in the class especially when we are reading?
-The students could use word bubbles to better depict the scene in the picture.
-Have the students share their picture once it is done to the class.
Conclusion
ASK
-What did you learn about people who might have a speech disorders?
-Why do you think it might be important for us to understand what these disorders are?
This type of activity will hopefully bring awareness to the students on speech disorders, especially if there is a student in the class who has a speech disorder themselves.