Resources for Students Who Stammer

The new school year is beginning again. You're busy getting uniforms, books and lunchboxes organised. For many students, they will be looking forward to seeing their friends again after the summer holidays! For students who stammer, they may feel nervous about going back to school, especially if they have a new class teacher or start a new school. We created these resources to help make school life easier and more comfortable for students who stammer.

These information sheets and Teacher Guide explains stammering to teachers and helps students to advocate for themselves in school.

Information Sheets

You can choose the version that works best for you:

• Information Sheet A – blank, so you can write in your own answers. A more detailed form, ideal for primary students with 1 teacher.
• Example Sheet – this handout shares you some ideas if you’re not sure what to write.
• Information Sheet B – a one-page sheet with tick boxes. wdifferent teachers. Ideal for secondary students.
• Information Sheet C – two pages with more detail, plus some ‘secret codes’ you can use to make communication easier.‍
• Information Sheet D - for summer camps‍
• Information Sheet E - for students completing oral exams

Email Templates and Teacher Guide

If you’d like to let your teachers know about these resources by email or letter, there are templates you can copy and edit. Just fill in your details, add anything that feels important, and send them on.

There’s also a Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Supporting Students Who Stammer that your teachers can read. It even comes with a simple one-page poster full of helpful tips.

Oral Exams and RACE Guidelines

Oral exams can feel stressful if you stammer, but there’s good news. The latest changes to the Reasonable Accommodations at Certificate Examinations (RACE) guidelines make it clear that students who stammer are entitled to specific supports. To make this easier, the ISA Youth Council have put together new handouts – one for students and one for examiners. These explain how you can be supported in oral exams so that your stammer doesn’t get in the way of showing what you know.

Free Downloads

All of these resources are free to download, and you can customise them to suit you. You can find also all the resources in one folder here:

ISA Drive - Free Resources

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Get In Touch

We’d love to know if you use them, and if you have any ideas for future resources, we would love to hear from you.

📧 You can email Penny: pf@stammeringireland.ie

Good luck for the year ahead and if you need any more support or information, get in touch with us at ISA!

Slán!

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