A cluster randomised trial of a classroom communication resource program to change peer attitudes towards children who stutter among grade 7 students

Abstract

BackgroundClassroom-based stuttering intervention addressing negative peer attitudes, perceptions, teasing and bullying of children who stutter (CWS) is required as part of holistic stuttering management because of its occurrence in primary school. This study was conducted in 2017, in 10 primary schools in the Western Cape, South Africa within lower (second and third) and higher (fourth and fifth) quintiles.ObjectivesThe primary objective of …