Articulation Groups

In speech therapy sessions this week, students with goals to improve articulation skills have begun using the audio recorder to record their speech and practice listening to themselves and self-evaluating. They pronounced sentences or read passages aloud and rated their speech (good, fair, poor) and identified words that were unclear. Some of the children are very adept at recognizing their own errors, while others have a difficult time perceiving their mistakes. They may have attention deficits or weaknesses in auditory discrimination that interfere with self-monitoring. Children who are unable to discriminate their own errors will be reminded to focus on oral kinesthetic cues and tongue placement to improve self-awareness. In some cases, using the mirror can be a helpful tool for self-correction. These are great activities to do at home to practice carryover skills. Speech homework second semester will continue to focus on self-assessment and carryover.