Katie: The Little Girl Who Stuttered and Then Learned to
Talk Fluently – Ronald L. Webster
Pages: 38
Source: Review Copy in exchange
for my honest review
This is the story of young Katie who had a stuttering problem. Her parents took her to many doctors. They said that her problem was because she
was nervous around people, or her parents expected her to be perfect, or even
claimed she stuttered because she wasn’t very intelligent. When she started first grade she was bullied
by kids
Her mom saw a news report about a doctor who helped people who
stuttered. He didn’t think the way the
other doctors did. He believed it was
just something that happened. Her
parents took her to this doctor. He did
some tests then started her on the road to end her stuttering. It was a lot of hard work. She found out she had to learn to control
certain muscles to make certain sounds
and that helped her with her stuttering problem. She was excited to get back to school and
show the kids that she could talk just like them.
This is a true story. It doesn’t
end there. If you want to find out more
about Katie when she grew up get the book.
If you have a child who stutters, get the book. This is an inspirational story. It points out how determined Katie was to fix
this problem. It also shows how cruel
kids can be when they don’t understand the problem. This would be a great book to give to a
school speech therapist.
About the Author:
Ronald L. Webster, Ph.D. is a pioneer in the treatment of stuttering.
He created the first comprehensive, behavioral stuttering therapy in 1972 and
founded Hollins Communications Research Institute (HCRI – www.stuttering.org),
a leading nonprofit center dedicated to stuttering treatment innovations. HCRI
has served more than 6,000 people from 48 countries. Dr. Webster’s center
provides a program for parents of children who stutter and works with the
National Institutes of Health in research on the genetics of stuttering.. Dr.
Webster’s work has been the focus of news stories by the New York Times,
Newsweek, Scientific American, Parade, Sports Illustrated, 20/20, NBC Today,
Nightline, CBS Morning News, and Good Morning America. In addition to serving
as HCRI president, Dr. Webster is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor
of psychology (emeritus) at Hollins University. He wrote this book to offer
encouragement and inspiration to children who stutter and their parents.
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