Language sample

Question 1

How do you collect a language sample?

Answer 1

Wordless books​

Play with favorite toys​

Don’t ask limiting questions

Make statements

Question 2

What is the SUGAR language sample elicitation approach?

Answer 2

Ask process questions (e.g., how does…what happened when…, why did…) ​

Start your cues with “Tell me….” or “I wonder….” ​

Use turnabouts (e.g., That’s a cool truck. Tell me what you like to do with it.) ​

Elicit narratives (e.g., Your mom told me…tell me what happened…, I know….tell me…, Did you ever….tell me about it.)

Question 3

When you transcribe a language sample, do you write it in IPA? What do you not correct?

Answer 3

No IPA. Correct the sounds, do not correct the grammar

Question 4

What is the range of typical performance?

Answer 4

Mean +/- 1 standard deviation

Question 5

If the mean performance is 10 morphemes and the SD is 2 morphemes, what is the range of typical performance?

Answer 5

8-12

Question 6

How do you calculate MLU?

Answer 6

Count the number of morphemes in each utterance, add them up​, divide by the number of utterances