Miller Jon F, Andriacchi Karen, Nockerts Ann
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2016 Apr 1;47(2):99-112. doi: 10.1044/2015_LSHSS-15-0051.
This tutorial discusses the importance of language sample analysis and how Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software can be used to simplify the process and effectively assess the spoken language production of adolescents.
Over the past 30 years, thousands of language samples have been collected from typical speakers, aged 3-18 years, in conversational and narrative contexts. These samples have been formatted as reference databases included with SALT. Using the SALT software, individual samples are compared with age- and grade-matched samples selected from these databases.
Two case studies illustrate that comparison with database samples of typical adolescents, matched by grade and elicitation context, highlights language measures that are higher or lower than the database mean values. Differences in values are measured in standard deviations.
Language sample analysis remains a powerful method of documenting language use in everyday speaking situations. A sample of talking reveals an individual's ability to meet specific speaking demands. These demands vary across contexts, and speakers can have difficulty in any one or all of these communication tasks. Language use for spoken communication is a foundation for literacy attainment and contributes to success in navigating relationships for school, work, and community participation.
本教程讨论语言样本分析的重要性，以及如何使用语言转录系统分析（SALT）软件简化该过程并有效评估青少年的口语表达。
在过去30年中，已从3至18岁的典型说话者在对话和叙述情境中收集了数千个语言样本。这些样本已被格式化为SALT附带的参考数据库。使用SALT软件，将单个样本与从这些数据库中选择的年龄和年级匹配的样本进行比较。
两个案例研究表明，与按年级和引出情境匹配的典型青少年数据库样本进行比较，突出了高于或低于数据库平均值的语言测量指标。数值差异以标准差衡量。
语言样本分析仍然是记录日常口语情境中语言使用情况的有力方法。一段谈话样本揭示了一个人满足特定口语要求的能力。这些要求因情境而异，说话者可能在这些沟通任务中的任何一项或全部遇到困难。用于口语交流的语言使用是识字能力的基础，并有助于在学校、工作和社区参与的人际关系中取得成功。
