Sound Self-Monitoring in Conversation

Articulation · Grades 3–8 · 10 cards · about 15 min

Timed talking tasks where the student tracks their own target productions and repairs them mid-conversation, so the tally comes from the student rather than only from the clinician's data sheet.

Talk for two minutes about anything you choose. Raise a finger every time you hear yourself say your sound correctly.
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What's in this activity

  • Talk for two minutes about anything you choose. Raise a finger every time you hear yourself say your sound correctly.
  • Talk for two minutes. Your partner raises a hand at every missed target; keep going and repair it before the next sentence.
  • Tell a story you already know well. Afterwards, say how many targets you think you missed, then compare with the tally.
  • Answer three questions in a row. Between each one, say one word you would like to say again more carefully.
  • Describe a photo on your phone or a picture on the wall. Stop yourself the moment you hear an error and say the word again.
  • Talk about your day in order. Every time you catch yourself before an error, say “caught it” out loud.
  • Retell what you just said to a second listener. Use the same targets and say how much easier it was the second time.
  • Argue for something you actually believe for one minute. Rate your own sound production from one to five afterwards.
  • Read three sentences aloud, then say the same thing in your own words. Say which one was easier to monitor.
  • Have a two-minute conversation where your partner is allowed to say “again” only once. Decide together which word earned it.