Every voice carries a story — some flow easily, others pause, repeat, or tremble before they find their rhythm.
On International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD), celebrated each year on 22 October, EducateAble honours the courage it takes to speak and be heard — in any form.
Fluency isn’t a measure of intelligence or confidence. It’s simply one of the many ways the human brain expresses thought. Yet too often, children and adults who stutter are interrupted, corrected, or left out of conversations that matter.
That’s why we’ve created a free Fluency-Friendly Classroom Kit — a printable resource that helps teachers, parents, and learners nurture voice equity in classrooms and beyond.
Why This Matters
In inclusive education, listening without judgment is as vital as teaching without bias.
Children who stutter often experience anxiety, isolation, or self-censorship in class settings. A small change in how we respond — giving time, maintaining eye contact, and valuing content over speed — can profoundly shift their confidence.
This kit supports educators and parents to model that shift. It encourages a new classroom culture: one that celebrates every attempt to communicate as a step towards connection, not perfection.
What’s Inside the Free Kit
The Fluency-Friendly Classroom Kit by EducateAble includes:
- The Fluency-Friendly Pledge: A printable classroom promise that sets the tone for respectful communication.
- Voice Ally Cards: Eight small, cut-out reminder cards that help peers practise empathy and patience while interacting with classmates who stutter or speak differently.
- Educator Reflection Prompts: Short guidance notes for teachers to introduce the activity and display the pledge meaningfully.
It’s designed for:
- Teachers who want to make speech differences visible and accepted in class
- Parents supporting children with communication anxiety or stuttering
- School counsellors, SEN coordinators, and shadow teachers promoting inclusion
How to Use It
- Print and Discuss: Begin with the pledge — talk about what “voice equity” means.
- Cut and Share: Give out ally cards and let students personalise them with drawings or colours.
- Display: Keep the signed pledge visible as a class commitment to supportive communication.
Even a 15-minute discussion can spark empathy, patience, and awareness that ripple far beyond one day of observance.
Download the Free PDF
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Together, let’s build classrooms where every voice finds space to grow.
About EducateAble
EducateAble creates inclusive learning tools, certified CPD courses, and 1:1 mentorships for teachers, shadow educators, and parents supporting neurodivergent learners.
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