Child Development & Early Education vocabulary · Language and Communication
Stammering
Meaning in child development & early education, with examples
/ˈstæmərɪŋ/nounCommon term
In child development & early education, stammering means: A difference in the flow of speech in which a person repeats sounds or words, stretches sounds or gets stuck before a word, as in 'I w-w-want the ball'.
In Turkish: kekemelik, konuşmada takılma
How it is used
British English uses stammer and American English stutter. Many young children go through a period of dysfluency while their language grows quickly; speech and language therapists decide whether support is needed.
Example sentences
His stammering is more noticeable when he is tired or excited.
The therapist explained that some stammering at this age is quite common.
Common collocations
have a stammer
stutter
speech dysfluency
speech and language therapy
Related terms
speech and language therapistA health professional who assesses and supports people, including young children, who have difficulties with speech, language, communication or swallowing.
expressive languageA child's ability to use language to communicate, through words, sentences, gestures or signs, in order to ask for things, share ideas and describe events.
language developmentThe process by which children learn to understand and use language, from crying and babbling to words, sentences and conversation.
