"Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants-especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought of starting high school is only making his stutter worse. And Melvin's growing awareness that racism is everywhere-not just in the South where a boy his age has been brutally killed by two white men, but also in his own hometown of Spokane-is making...

Answers the common questions about children who stutter: how to respond to the child who stutters in the classroom; what happens in speech therapy; how to handle teasing; how to deal with oral presentations.

"In this book, updated to reflect the latest research on stuttering, you will find answers to the questions most often asked by parents who are concerned about stuttering and their child. These answers will enable you to work with your child in ways that will contribute significatntly to the helathy and normal development of fluency."--[Foreword] / Jane Fraser, President, The Stuttering Foundation (p. iii).

A resource and teaching tool for speech-language pathologists, teachers, parents, and physicians, to help understand stuttering and what can be done to help the school-age child. Includes: what stuttering looks and sound like ; concerns associated with stuttering in the school-age child ; and therapy in action by renowned specialists with school-age children.

Swish, a lovable cartoon character, talks to children about their stuttering. In this DVD kids who have never met anyone else with similar problems meet other kids who tell how they handle problems such as teasing, speaking out in class, and teaching others about stuttering.

Guide for teens including myth busters.