How it works
Assign it. Practice it. See it.
A speech-language pathologist sees a child for an hour, maybe two, a week. The practice that carries a target sound forward happens in the days between — at the kitchen table, on a tablet, out of the clinician's sight. Articarry is built for exactly that gap.
Stage 01
The clinician assigns a practice set
A practice set is a short, focused list of words on one target sound — “/r/ at the start of a word”, say. The clinician picks a set from the library, or the catalogue's evidence-grounded sets, and assigns it to a child on their caseload. They can add a note: how many days a week, anything to watch for.
Nothing happens until the child's parent or guardian has read the scope of what Articarry does and given consent. That gate is enforced on the server — practice cannot start without it.
Stage 02
The child practices at home
A parent opens the set and hands over the device. The child sees one word at a time, large and clear, with the target sound gently marked. They can tap to hear the word read aloud, then tap once to record themselves saying it.
Saying the word uncovers a picture — a small, drawn reward. The reward is tied to having practiced, never to how the word sounded. There is no score on the child's screen, no green tick, no red cross. A child who finds practice gentle comes back to it.
A deliberate choice
The child never sees a grade. Showing a young child a number on their own speech is the fastest way to make them stop trying. Articarry rewards the practice and leaves the listening to the adults.
Stage 03
The clinician sees the record
Back in the clinic, the clinician opens their dashboard. For each child they see how often practice happened, which words were attempted, and a session list they can open recording by recording.
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Every recording, to listen to
The child's actual audio. The clinician's own ear is the point — everything else on the page only helps decide where to listen.
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A per-word marker, by shape and hue
Each word carries a small mark — clear, worth a listen, or flagged for your ear. It is a cue to point attention, not a verdict on the child. The clinician decides what it means.
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How consistently practice happened
A simple count of days practiced, week by week. It says how often, never how a child is doing.
That is the whole loop
Assign, practice, see. No grading of a child's speech anywhere in it — by design, and enforced in the code.