diff --git a/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Sessions/Controllers/DUOSessionViewController.m b/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Sessions/Controllers/DUOSessionViewController.m
index 3d46f7c216..719ed41551 100644
--- a/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Sessions/Controllers/DUOSessionViewController.m
+++ b/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Sessions/Controllers/DUOSessionViewController.m
@@ -1037,6 +1037,8 @@ - (bool)showPlacementTestWelcome
 {
     BOOL isLearningSessionType = (self.sessionModel.sessionType == DUOSessionTypeSkillPractice) || (self.sessionModel.sessionType == DUOSessionTypeGlobalPractice) || (self.sessionModel.sessionType == DUOSessionTypeLesson);

+    BOOL isGildedPracticeSession = [self.sessionModel isKindOfClass:[SkillPracticeModel class]];
+
     NSNumber *levelIndex = nil;
     if ([self.sessionModel conformsToProtocol:@protocol(SessionLevelModel)]) {
         levelIndex = @(((DUOSessionModel<SessionLevelModel> *)self.sessionModel).levelIndex);
@@ -1045,12 +1047,14 @@ - (bool)showPlacementTestWelcome
     BOOL mayShowTapTypeToggle;
     if ([determineCondition(DUOBackendExperiment.tapTypeToggleStartingLevelOneAndAbove)
          isEqual:DUOExperimentCondition.experiment]) {
-        mayShowTapTypeToggle = isLearningSessionType && levelIndex != nil && levelIndex.intValue >= 1;
+        BOOL levelHighEnough = levelIndex != nil && levelIndex.intValue >= 1;
+        mayShowTapTypeToggle = isLearningSessionType && (levelHighEnough || isGildedPracticeSession);
     } else {
         mayShowTapTypeToggle = isLearningSessionType;
     }

-    BOOL mayShowDictationControl = isLearningSessionType && levelIndex != nil && levelIndex.intValue >= 2;
+    BOOL levelHighEnoughForDictation = levelIndex != nil && levelIndex.intValue >= 2;
+    BOOL mayShowDictationControl = isLearningSessionType && (levelHighEnoughForDictation || isGildedPracticeSession);

     __weak DUOSessionViewController *weakSelf = self;
     void (^disableChallengesWhichRequireListeningClosure)(void) = ^void{