Speech Problems In The Giver By Lois Lowry

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A 3 year old kid wanting snacks but says smacks instead leads to the discipline wand. In chapter 7 of the book "The Giver" by Lois Lowry a kid named Asher was at the time a 3 year old and had a speech problem. Now some people would say that having a speech problem is bad since it could lead to misunderstanding and have problems in the future if action is not taken. However, according to statistics in 2018 about 42% of people that have a speech problem are more successful than kids who don't have a speech problem. But, Asher was getting disciplined and hit with the discipline wand for saying he wanted smacks instead of snacks. That doesn't sound very appropriate since Asher at the time was only 3 years old. We all know that some kids especially