Strategies for Students with Speech/Language Impairments
Famous People with Speech/Language Impairments
Resources for Students with Speech/Language Impairments
References:
Famous people - speech differences and stutter. (2008, January 15). Retrieved from http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/speech-famous.shtml
(2013, January 17). Lazaro Arbos auditions - American Idol season 12 [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdg9FMp7f8
Library: Family matters. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.apraxia-kids.org/library_category/family-matters/
Spears, M. (2012, June 25). Kentuck'ys Michael Kidd-Gilchrist no longer bothered by his stuttering. Retrieved from http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kentucky-s-michael-kidd-gilchrist-no-longer-bothered-by-his-stuttering.html
Speech and language impairments. (2011, January). Retrieved from http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage
Speech and language therapy apps. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.virtualspeechcenter.com/MobileApps.aspx
- Speak at a pace that is comfortable for you.
- Use other ways of communicating (writing, gestures, etc) if you are struggling using words.
- Don't give up! Correcting speech and language impairments can be frustrating, but with hard work and assistance from others you can make great improvements.
Famous People with Speech/Language Impairments
- Tiger Woods, Julia Roberts, Rowan Atkinson, Samuel L. Jackson, Isaac Newton, Teddy Roosevelt, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marilyn Monroe, Mike Tyson.
Resources for Students with Speech/Language Impairments
- Article about Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kentucky-s-michael-kidd-gilchrist-no-longer-bothered-by-his-stuttering.html
- List of famous people with speech/language impairments: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/speech-famous.shtml
- Website with success stories of children with speech/language impairments: http://www.apraxia-kids.org/library_category/family-matters/
- YouTube video of Lazaro Arbos' American Idol Audition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdg9FMp7f8
- iPhone Apps for Kids with Speech Impairments: http://www.virtualspeechcenter.com/MobileApps.aspx
References:
Famous people - speech differences and stutter. (2008, January 15). Retrieved from http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/speech-famous.shtml
(2013, January 17). Lazaro Arbos auditions - American Idol season 12 [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdg9FMp7f8
Library: Family matters. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.apraxia-kids.org/library_category/family-matters/
Spears, M. (2012, June 25). Kentuck'ys Michael Kidd-Gilchrist no longer bothered by his stuttering. Retrieved from http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kentucky-s-michael-kidd-gilchrist-no-longer-bothered-by-his-stuttering.html
Speech and language impairments. (2011, January). Retrieved from http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage
Speech and language therapy apps. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.virtualspeechcenter.com/MobileApps.aspx