SALT Flashcards
How do you collect a SALT transcript?
Be friendly Value and follow lead of child Think like child Keep directions/requests simple Be patient/wait
What do you need to collect a SALT sample?
Digital recorder that works with computer, microphone that is of good quality, and timer
What is sampled in preschool? elementary? middle & high school?
Conversation and narration in all but preschool, where narration is not.
What does conversation target?
Targets pragmatic language skills and class participation. Turn taking, topic maint, responding contingently.
What does narration target?
MOST relevant for school performance. Provides info about oral skills needed for reading, maintaining story structure, relating event order, relationship of characters, info on variety of subjects…
What are narrative sampling protocols?
Child selected story- spont vocab, sentences, relate specific content–5-hs
Frog story- same model- recall story structure, relate sequence of events, recall vocab/syntax 5-10 all frogs
Frog story- no model- form story structure, picture prompted vocab, produce coherent story
Frog story- diff model- generalize story structure, picture prompted vocab, personalize info
Picture story task- integrate personal experience with spont vocab 5-12
What does a transcript always begin with?
Dollar sign
What IDs speaker?
First character of speaker- must be unique, such as C for Child, E for Examiner. Can be letter or number, no blank spaces.
What is a C unit?
Independent clause, and its modifiers. It can’t be divided further without loss of essential meaning.
What are coordinating conjunctions that separate c units?
and but or sometimes so
What are subordinate conjunctions?
because, so that, when, who, after…
How are direct quotes dealt with in c units?
As part of same c unit unless separate main clause occurs in quote, in which case it is counted as another.
How are elliptical responses counted?
Are you going to the house?
I am going to the house.
Counted separately.
Do we count utterances that are not grammatically correct?
Yes, count as c unit.
I went to my aunt’s house and my brother went to my aunt’s house and my dad and my mom went to my aunt’s house. i went to my aunt’s house and my brother and parents did too because it was fun there.
Segment!
I went to my aunt’s house
And my brother went to my aunt’s house
and my dad and my mom went to my aunt’s house
i went to my aunt’s house
and my brother and parent’s did too because it was fun there.
