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Area of Science:

  • Speech-language pathology
  • Computational linguistics
  • Developmental psychology

Background:

  • In-depth grammatical analysis of language samples is time-consuming.
  • Developmental Sentence Scoring (DSS) and Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn) offer detailed grammatical insights.
  • Free, computer-based software is available for these analyses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a tutorial for clinicians on using computer-based DSS and IPSyn analyses.
  • To demonstrate how these analyses aid in diagnosis and treatment planning.
  • To illustrate the use of these tools for monitoring treatment progress.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of language samples from a child with developmental language disorder and an adolescent with Down syndrome.
  • Utilized the Computerized Language Analysis software.
  • Focused on performing DSS and IPSyn analyses.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated step-by-step procedures for conducting DSS and IPSyn analyses using software.
  • Illustrated the application of these analyses in diagnostic contexts.
  • Showcased how the analyses inform the development and monitoring of grammatical treatment goals.

Conclusions:

  • Clinicians are encouraged to adopt Computerized Language Analysis software for DSS and IPSyn.
  • These analyses support robust grammatical language assessments.
  • The tools facilitate diagnosis, treatment goal development, and progress monitoring.