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 …

Taking language samples home: Feasibility, reliability, and validity of child language samples conducted remotely with video chat versus in-person

BL Manning, A Harpole, EM Harriott… - Journal of Speech …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose There has been increased interest in using telepractice for involving more diverse
children in research and clinical services, as well as when in-person assessment is …

Measurement of lexical diversity in children's spoken language: Computational and conceptual considerations

JS Yang, C Rosvold, N Bernstein Ratner - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Type-Token Ratio (TTR), given its relatively simple hand computation, is one of
the few LSA measures calculated by clinicians in everyday practice. However, it has …

Impact of discourse type and elicitation task on language sampling outcomes

TD Spencer, TJ Tolentino, ME Foster - American Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Language sampling is a critical component of language assessments. However,
there are many ways to elicit language samples that likely impact the results. The purpose of …

The Use of Language Sample Analysis to Differentiate Developmental Language Disorder From Typical Language in Bilingual Children: A Systematic Review and …

JA Ortiz, JM Nolasco, YT Huang… - Journal of Speech …, 2024 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose: Language sample analysis (LSA) is a commonly recommended method of
assessment for bilingual children. This systematic review and meta-analysis provides a …

Contributions of oral narrative skills to English reading in Spanish–English Latino/a dual language learners

BH Huang, LM Bedore, R Ramírez, N Wicha - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The study examined the contributions of Spanish and English oral narrative skills
to English reading among 95 early elementary dual language learners (DLLs) from Spanish …

The Index of Productive Syntax: Psychometric properties and suggested modifications

JS Yang, B MacWhinney, NB Ratner - American journal of speech-language …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn) is a well-known language sample analysis
tool. However, its psychometric properties have not been assessed across a wide sample of …

An evaluation of expedited transcription methods for school-age children's narrative language: automatic speech recognition and real-time transcription

CB Fox, M Israelsen-Augenstein, S Jones… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose This study examined the accuracy and potential clinical utility of two expedited
transcription methods for narrative language samples elicited from school-age children (7; 5 …

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 …

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 …