Table 9 Correlation between reaction of teacher’s items when talking with stutter students and period of experience in teaching
From: Survey on Cairene primary school teachers’ knowledge and attitude about stuttering
If teachers were talking to a stutterer they would … | Period of experience | |
|---|---|---|
Correlation of coefficient (r) | P | |
Talking as if the stutterer was talking normally | 0.5 | .000** |
Make a joke about stuttering | − 0.24 | .015* |
Help the stutter with words he/she stutters | − 0.21 | .039* |
Stop him/her from completing the utterance when he/she stutters | − 0.17 | 0.101 |
Feel relaxed (not tense) when talking with him/her | − 0.2 | .036* |
Tell the student to slow down the rate of speech | 0.45 | .000** |
Tell the student to think before he/she speaks | 0.44 | .000** |
Give the student time to finish the utterance without my help | 0.15 | 0.128 |
Tell the stutter to take a deep breath before talking | 0.16 | 0.112 |