“Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal stoppages (no sound) of sounds and syllables”

Stuttering is a common thing that people do every once in a while. As teachers, we should not be too quick to diagnose as someone who has a stuttering problems. Especially if the child is between the age 2 and 4, since that’s when children are developing their speech which may cause some stuttering

If the child continues to stutter often, then observe how often he/she stutters (ex: Li-li-li-like, lllllike, I-I-I-I, or no sound at all). Also you can look for body movement too; some people who stutter do twitches or facial expressions when they are trying to speak. If you suspect a child has a problem, suggest to their parent(s) to get that child evaluated by a speech therapist. Since a speech therapist are the only people who can rightfully diagnose them. If a child does have a stuttering problem then they will try to avoid words that they know will cause them to stutter. Or they will not want to participate in classroom activity such as reading out loud, raising their hand when they have the correct answer, or be the leading in games if they have to speak.

What you as teacher can do to help get student involved in encouragement the student to read out loud and be patient as they read, and when they are finished tell them “Good Job” or something that sort, Or you can speak to that child a slow and calm voice, by doing that, the child may feel like he/she does not have to hurry out what they need to say. And get the whole class involved by having them say words of encouragement and have them keep from saying anything negative