Episode 7 Stuttering Through the Eyes of an Educator

This episode features Maura Miles, a Special Education teacher in Southern California and STARS Community Advisor whose perspective on stuttering is both personal and professional. Informed by her own lived experience as a person who stutters, Maura brings a uniquely powerful voice to conversations about stuttering in children and young adults. She shares her personal journey with stuttering and explores what educators, families, and communities can do to better support young people who stutter and why every voice deserves to be heard.

In this episode, Maura discusses:

• Her personal journey growing up and living as a person who stutters
• What teachers and educators should know about supporting students who stutter
• How patience can shape the confidence of young people who stutter