Assessing functional language in school-aged children using language sample analysis

J Heilmann, A Tucci, E Plante, JF Miller - Perspectives of the ASHA Special …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The goal of this clinical focus article is to illustrate how speech-language
pathologists can document the functional language of school-age children using language …

Systematic analysis of language transcripts solutions: A tutorial

J Heilmann, JF Miller - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: In the early 1980s, researchers and speech-language pathologists (SLPs)
collaborated to develop the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT). Research …

Incorporating computer-aided language sample analysis into clinical practice

LH Price, S Hendricks, C Cook - 2010 - ASHA
Purpose During the evaluation of language abilities, the needs of the child are best served
when multiple types and sources of data are included in the evaluation process. Current …

Using computer programs for language sample analysis

MJ Pezold, CM Imgrund, HL Storkel - Language, Speech, and Hearing …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Although language sample analysis is widely recommended for assessing
children's expressive language, few school-based speech-language pathologists routinely …

Diagnostic accuracy of the Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised (SUGAR) measures for identifying children with language impairment

SL Pavelko, RE Owens Jr - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was twofold:(a) to determine the diagnostic accuracy of
the four Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised (SUGAR) metrics …

Using language sample databases

JJ Heilmann, JF Miller, A Nockerts - 2010 - ASHA
Purpose Over the past 50 years, language sample analysis (LSA) has evolved from a
powerful research tool that is used to document children's linguistic development into a …

Sharpening our tools: A systematic review to identify diagnostically accurate language sample measures

MN Ramos, P Collins, ED Peña - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: This systematic review provides a comprehensive summary of the diagnostic
accuracy of English language sample analysis (LSA) measures for the identification of …

The reliability of short conversational language sample measures in children with and without developmental language disorder

A Wilder, SM Redmond - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Language sample analysis (LSA) represents an ecologically valid method for
diagnosing, identifying goals, and measuring progress in children with developmental …

Diagnostic decisions of language complexity using informal language assessment measures

R Bawayan, JA Brown - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The current study aimed to understand the clinical decision-making skills of school-
based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) using narrative and expository discourse …

Use of computerized language analysis to assess child language

J Garbarino, NB Ratner, B MacWhinney - Language, speech, and hearing …, 2020 - ASHA
We want to thank Pezold et al.(2020) for their excellent tutorial on using computer programs
for language sample analysis (LSA) and for their fair and detailed comparison of the three …