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ERIC Number: EJ1251982
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-1461
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Using Computerized Language Analysis to Evaluate Grammatical Skills
Finestack, Lizbeth H.; Rohwer, Bobbi; Hilliard, Lisa; Abbeduto, Leonard
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v51 n2 p184-204 Apr 2020
Purpose: Conducting in-depth grammatical analyses based on language samples can be time consuming. Developmental Sentence Scoring (DSS) and the Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn) analyses provide detailed information regarding the grammatical profiles of children and can be conducted using free computer-based software. Here, we provide a tutorial to support clinicians' use of computer-based analyses to aid diagnosis and develop and monitor treatment goals. Method: We analyzed language samples of a 5-year-old with developmental language disorder and an adolescent with Down syndrome using computer-based software, Computerized Language Analysis. We focused on DSS and IPSyn analyses. The tutorial includes step-by-step procedures for conducting the analyses. We also illustrate how the analyses may be used to assist in diagnosis, develop treatment goals focused on grammatical targets, and monitor progress on these treatment goals. Conclusion: Clinicians should consider using Computerized Language Analysis's IPSyn and DSS analyses to support grammatical language assessments used to aid diagnosis, develop treatment goals, and monitor progress on these treatment goals.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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