We have at our fingertips a cheap-if-not-free way to get immediate non-standardized information on each of the main areas of communication. One activity results in an intelligibility rating, a fluency count, a demonstration of narrative abilities, and a way to probe comprehension.
And yet, many SLPs report they aren’t doing them. What is this mythical information source? A language sample. And why aren’t we using them? A history of the process taking too long when we are slammed with other work. Confusion about how to analyze the results. And uncertainty about how to write them up.
That’s why we invited Dr. Raul Rojas from the University of Kansas to come talk to us about the untapped potential of language sampling. He has spent much of his research career working on ways to leverage their abilities for use as large data sets as well as employing them quickly to assess a single child. In preparation for his talk, we had a fun discussion and captured some intriguing ideas. Watch these short videos and then click below for the full story.
Why should SLPs include language samples in their speech-language assessments?
What are some tips for SLPs who are starting to use language sampling but are concerned with the amount of time it takes?
How is language sampling demonstrating differences between Spanish-English bilingual speakers who are in dual language classes versus those receiving instruction in English?
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How do I know what typical communication is? That is a question of lot of SLPs ask when they are analyzing language sample of dual language learners. And the good news is that we have data to help us make these decisions as well as efficient ways to undertake elicitation of language samples, transcription, analysis, interpretation, and clinical documentation.
Join Dr. Raul Rojas from the University of Kansas as he shares a great and quick way to compare students’ language samples to those of their peers. Are you ready to increase the precision of your assessments and progress monitoring?
