Using Language Sample Analysis to Assess Spoken Language Production in Adolescents

Miller, Jon F.; Andriacchi, Karen; Nockerts, Ann

doi:10.1044/2015_lshss-15-0051

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“…The language produced by the participant and the examiner or parent was transcribed from digital video using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts software (SALT; Miller, Andriacchi, & Nockerts, 2011). …”

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“…Utterances were segmented using phonological units (P-units; Miller et al, 2011). Segmenting utterances based upon P-units documents thought completion based on falling or rising intonation and pauses.…”

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“…Dependent clauses remain conjoined; independent clauses are segmented after use of one conjunction. P-units were selected over communication units (C-units; Loban, 1976), which are independent clauses and any of their modifiers, because P-units may be more sensitive to speaker intentions, even in cases in which grammatical ability may be limited, which was likely to be the case given the young age and limited syntactic complexity of the language of young children with ASD (Miller et al, 2011). …”

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Use of the ADOS for Assessing Spontaneous Expressive Language in Young Children With ASD: A Comparison of Sampling Contexts

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Davidson

Sindberg

et al. 2014

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose The current study compared the spontaneous expressive language of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across multiple language sampling contexts: the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and play with an examiner or parent. Method Participants were children with ASD (n = 63; 55 males) with a mean age of 45 months (SD = 3.94; Range = 37-53). The number of utterances produced, percent intelligibility, number of different words, mean length of utterance, and the number of requests, comments, and instances of turn-taking were calculated for the ADOS, examiner-child play, and parent-child play. Children were categorized into Tager-Flusberg et al.'s (2009) developmental language phases for each context. Results Effects of sampling context were identified for all variables examined. The ADOS resulted in fewer utterances and lower structural and pragmatic language performance than examiner- and/or parent-child play. Categorization of children into language phases differed across contexts. Conclusions Use of the ADOS as a language sampling context may lead to underestimating the abilities of young children with ASD relative to play with an examiner or parent. Researchers and clinicians should be aware of context effects, particularly for assessments designed to observe autism symptoms.

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Use of the ADOS for Assessing Spontaneous Expressive Language in Young Children With ASD: A Comparison of Sampling Contexts

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Sindberg

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“…The first three minutes were excluded to allow the child to get comfortable in the play activity. An analysis of 50 utterances is considered valid for measuring the morphosyntactic skills of young children (Logan, Piasta, Justice, Schatschneider, & Petrill, 2011;Miller et al, 2016;Paul & Norbury 2012). If the recording did not include 50 utterances starting from the third minute of play, the transcription was started earlier and continued until a sample of 50 utterances was achieved.…”

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Morphosyntactic Development and Severe Parental Neglect in 4-Year-Old French-Speaking Children: ELLAN study

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Language is the most frequently compromised area of development in English-speaking neglected children, particularly the morphosyntactic component of language. This is very worrisome given its central role in academic success and social participation. No previous study has examined the morphosyntactic skills of French-speaking neglected children, despite the morphological richness of French. This study aimed to fill this gap. Forty-four neglected (mean age = 48.32 months, SD = 0.45) and 92 non-neglected (mean age = 48.07 months, SD = 0.24) French-speaking children participated. Measures of morphosyntactic skills were derived from a sample of spontaneous language collected during standardized semistructured play and analyzed using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts software (2012) . Four morphosyntactic indicators were compared using analyses of variance and Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests: the mean length of utterances (MLU), verbal inflections, word-level errors, and omission errors. The results indicate that 25.6% of the neglected children presented clinically significant morphosyntactic difficulties, as evidenced by a significantly shorter MLU ( M = 5.60, SD = 1.13; M = 6.90, SD = 1.30), fewer verbal inflections, and more frequent word omission errors compared to their non-neglected peers. The results confirm that French-speaking neglected children present many morphosyntactic difficulties. This study argues for sustained speech–language services for these children.

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“…Number of different words (NDW) was calculated from the transcripts as a measure of child vocabulary and an indicator of lexical diversity (Miller, Adriacchi, & Nockerts, 2011). All of the children in the present study were identified via parent report as monolingual Spanish speakers.…”

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Child Vocabulary, Maternal Behavior, and Inhibitory Control Development Among Spanish-Speaking Children

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Owen

Rojas

et al. 2015

Early Education and Development

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Research Findings The roles of child lexical diversity and maternal sensitivity in the development of young children’s inhibitory control were examined in 100 low-income Hispanic Spanish-speaking children. Child communication utterances at age 2½ years were transcribed from 10-min mother–child interactions to quantify lexical diversity. Maternal behavior was rated independently from the interactions. Inhibitory control was measured with a battery of tasks at ages 2½ and 3½. Greater maternal sensitivity was correlated with higher vocabulary at 2½. Greater vocabulary predicted positive growth in child inhibitory control skills from ages 2½ to 3½ in multivariable regression models that controlled for maternal education, family income, the home environment, and mothering quality. Practice or Policy These findings suggest that supporting vocabulary development in low-income Spanish-speaking children is important for the development of inhibitory control skills, an important foundation for school readiness and academic success.

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Using Language Sample Analysis to Assess Spoken Language Production in Adolescents

Cited by 109 publications

References 17 publications

Use of the ADOS for Assessing Spontaneous Expressive Language in Young Children With ASD: A Comparison of Sampling Contexts

Use of the ADOS for Assessing Spontaneous Expressive Language in Young Children With ASD: A Comparison of Sampling Contexts

Morphosyntactic Development and Severe Parental Neglect in 4-Year-Old French-Speaking Children: ELLAN study

Child Vocabulary, Maternal Behavior, and Inhibitory Control Development Among Spanish-Speaking Children

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