Abstract
Most teachers of young children have a reasonable chance, during their careers, of coming across at least one child who will not talk in certain situations, such as in school. This article offers advice (and, it is hoped, some comfort) to teachers who encounter a child who persistently refuses to speak. These children are often described as ‘elective mutes’ and frequently infuriate anddistress all those around them. Derek Lumb is a peripatetic support teacher in the school support services based at the Claremont Centre, Huddersfield. David Wolff is an educational psychologist with the Kirklees Psychological Service.
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