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Kirk and John Tarver and their Memphis-based Shelby Railroad Service Inc. raised a record $7,800 to help those who stutter at their Annual Tin Cup Tournament and Bar-B-Que held October 6 at the Wedgewood Golf Club in Olive Branch, Miss.

Stuttering Foundation 2011 Western workshopper Katarzyna Wesierska translated the book Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teachers into Polish.

This very attractive book includes the SFA video for teachers with Polish subtitles. In addition to her work on the book and video, Wesierska translated the flyers, Myths About Stuttering, and 8 Tips for Teachers, which are also included in the book.

Frances Cook has served on the Stuttering Foundation Board of Directors since 2008.

Frances recently retired as the Head of Specialty at the Michael Palin Centre (MPC) for Stammering Children in London, UK. The MPC opened in 1993 and it is now recognised as a centre of expertise in the practical treatment of stuttering, for its professional training programmes and its expanding programme of research into treatment efficacy.

Since this college essay by Daniel Altman was first published on the Stuttering Foundation’s website a few months ago, Filmmaker Magazine and other websites have featured it. Daniel will be attending Wheaton College in Massachusetts, where he plans to study International Relations and Film.

By Daniel Altman

The workshop elevated my confidence in my stuttering therapy with adults, and has given me new and concrete tools which enriched my view and approach, even technically. Insisting on describing a situation through Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) cycles has made a real difference. Also, since then I have been doing Parent Child Interaction therapy, which I have never done thoroughly. I enjoy the process and it has been showing results.

The temptation to rely on media screens to entertain babies and toddlers is more appealing than ever, with screens surrounding families at home, in the car, and even at the grocery store. And there is no shortage of media products and programming targeted to little ones. But a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says there are better ways to help children learn at this critical age.                

By Sillogos Travlismou

In May 2011, a group of PwS in Greece took the initiative to form an association for Stuttering. This initiative came from the need to support PwS and the need to create awareness to the general public.

By June Campbell, M.A., CCC-SLP, BRSFD

They came from near and far, the young and the old, those unfamiliar with the Stuttering Foundation, and those very knowledgeable about its literature and mission.

Attendees at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference held in Boston, October 2011, represented fourteen countries and thirty-three states.