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The following activity was submitted to SALT Software LLC for instructional purposes by Peggy Rosin, M.S., CCC-SLP, Distinguished Clinical Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Sample Analysis Using SALT - Activity for Clinical PracticaLanguage sample elicitation, transcription, and analysis are foundational to working as a speech-language pathologist. It is a rich source of information for many of our decisions throughout the assessment-treatment process for clients. This activity provides you the opportunity to complete a computerized language sample analysis on a current client. The focus of the activity will be on the elicitation and analysis of the sample. ACTIVITY: CHOOSE A PARTNER: Pair with a fellow student in [Course #]. There may be some of you working with clients for whom collecting a language sample may not be a viable option e.g., non-speaking. You will want to seek out a partner whose client’s services will benefit from this activity. CHOOSE A CLIENT: Choose one of your assigned clients for the assignment. In making the selection, think about the age, communication abilities, and needs. Does analysis of a language sample assist you in assessment, goal setting, tracking progress etc.? There may also be logistical reasons to choose a particular client, such as you are both available at a time the client is scheduled. Client or caregiver needs to give permission for participation (this is typically done at the outset of treatment). You’ll want to make the client selection in consultation with your clinical professor. ELICITING THE SAMPLE: Prior to sample elicitation, read Chapter 2, “Eliciting Language Samples” from: Miller, J., Andriacchi, K., & Nockerts, A. (2015). Assessing Language Production Using SALT Software: A Clinician’s Guide to Language Sample Analysis, 2nd Edition. Choose the sampling context or genre that is appropriate to your client question(s) and the associated database (if comparing sample to a SALT reference database). Prepare the materials needed to collect the sample.Practice the techniques together for eliciting a sample. Collect and record the sample. Determine whether or not you’ve elicited a representative sample of the client’s performance. If the sample represents the client’s typical ability, ready the sample for transcription. If the sample does not represent the client’s typical ability, re-elicit a sample after altering those factors thought to be inhibiting the client’s performance. MAKING CLINICAL IMPRESSIONS: Both you and your partner should listen to the sample. Independent of each other, bullet point a list of impressions about the client’s communication abilities. Think broadly about communication including pragmatics, speech intelligibility, sound production, prosody, rate, fluency, in addition to length and complexity characteristics of language. TRANSCRIBING THE SAMPLE: Transcription of the language sample is elemental to analysis using SALT software. Transcription must follow SALT transcriptions codes and conventions. Learn to transcribe via SALT’s 1300-level courses (take for free) at . Or samples can be sent into SALT to be transcribed for a fee at .ANALYZING THE TRANSCRIPT: Prior to using the software to analyze your sample, go to the SALT tutorials on-line (take for free) at Go to the self-paced on-line Training Course 1401 and watch the “Introductory Video” and the “Case Study/Demo Video”. ................
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