We continually encourage the children to give each other feedback, particularly positive feedback. Each group member gets to determine what type of feedback they want, such as gestural, verbal, or written. Eventually, we see the children doing the same for each other. The kids are amazingly supportive and sensitive. As cruel and insensitive as school children can be with their peers, these kids seem to go to the other extreme to support each other.
Children can self- evaluate.
Given enough opportunities and structure, children become very comfortable evaluating their own performance, and they do so accurately. In the early stages of this process, some kids are entirely negative about themselves and their speech. They may not be ready to self-evaluate. Other children have very low levels of self-awareness as far as the physical and acoustic aspects of their speech. Children mix well.