Stuttering in school

[Steamboat Marti]

My ds-9 is/was a stutterer and we have been brining him to a speech pathologist since he was 3. Reading your thread just sickens me. I wasn't even going to open it since it just kills me when I hear my son have problems or "hiccups". He use to go to sppech three hours a week and now it is down to 30 minutes a week due to his progress. But, I noticed this week he is having a little more difficultly getting his words out. Yes, stress and being tired affect his speech.
I am SOOO sorry your son had to ask a question to a teacher and get that kind of response. I know how you feel and feel terrible for your son. We both know how hard it is for them to even raise their hand to ask a question, get the courage to speak and then this. You didn't mention that the teacher sent a note home to you apologizing so I assume you didn't get one. I am not a note writer to school, but you can bet, I would be sending in something on Monday, although I am not sure what I would say and although I wouldn't say it, I would expect him to apologize.
I feel your pain and I remember when my son's stuttering was so bad, I would have done anything to make it go away. Does your son go to speech and if yes, have you noticed any difference? We're here for you if you want/need to vent.

He gets speech through school once a week and I am very unimpressed with his progress. We've been considering outside therapy because he really wants to overcome this. I know she made a mistake and I understand that, but what also bothers me is that NO NOTE WAS SENT HOME! I'm just lucky my child likes to talk to me. I don't know how long that will last and I'm enjoying it while I can. But the only way I found out about it was because he told me.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

As a speech therapist, this appalls me. I hope she was embarrassed. And, I hope this has taught her a lesson. As the mother of a special needs child, this just ticks me off. Don't hesitate to go in on Monday and let it be known what occurred. Good luck to you and your son!

Your poor DS.

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. They really mean a lot to me.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

If this teacher is that clueless (I mean JUST HOW long does it take to realize that having a paraprofessional means that there is a problem), then there really should be a talk with her and the principal about that kind of behavior. This teacher doesn't need to be treating any student that way.
Even if a child doesn't have a paraprofessional with them, you still don't know what kind of problems a child might have..... Gee!
Kim

DS doesn't have a para, but another child in his class does. She was the one that stuck up for Matt and I will forever be grateful to her for that.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

She apologized - thank goodness. BUT - she should have followed that up with a phone call to you. She is human, and she made a mistake. It was a very large mistake - and one that could really upset your child.

If there is ANY chance of a child being upset, a phone call to that child's parent(s) should have followed. An apology to the parent as well as the child is in order here.

Thank you for saying this - I realize that it is a mistake, goodness knows I've had a few blunders in my life. But there was NO communication from this music teacher at all. At minimum I would have thought she would have said to the principal: I messed up today and wanted you to be aware of it. DS said she was extremely embarrassed and his answer to her apology was "that's ok". I've informed him that it is NOT ok and that maybe a better answer when she apologized would have been "I accept your apology". I don't want him to ever feel bad from something like stuttering.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

Just to let you know, NO word from the principal today. I finally called her at 4 to be told she had left the building for the day to attend a meeting at another school. Now I feel more steam coming out of my ears!