Just Say It

Just Say It is an educational game designed to assist parents or teachers of children who are in need of speech articulation practice. The learner may compete alone or with a similar small group of players, as the parent or speech therapist acts as the facilitator for the game. The game might serve as a nice culmination activity reinforcing a speech and language skill, or as extra practice at home. Just Say It is not designed to be played independently. In a classroom setting, the game may work well if the teacher or an older cross-age tutor acted as a facilitator, and only in a small group setting. Because of the nature and level of the playing cards, older players, who are not specifically in need of speech or language practice, may find the game less than challenging. Just Say It may be played repetitively, as much as the facilitator deems necessary for each learner to master a specific speech skill. Although the main focus of the game is to model articulate speech sounds to native English speakers, Just Say It might also transfer well to beginning and early-intermediate English Language Learners (ELLs) acquiring vocabulary.
Just Say It was developed as part of EdTech 670 as SDSU in the Fall 2009 semester. While this beta version of the game is fully playable, it is being released as a beta version because I intend to play test it a little more and release a first edition in the new year.