If a child is asked to identify a letter of the alphabet and correctly identifies the letter – for example an “A” – how would you transcribe it?
If you want to differentiate between the article "A' and the letter "A", you would consistently type the letter "A" (likely occurs less frequently than the word "A") with some sort of flag or difference so SALT knows not to count it as the word "A". For example:
E How do you spell baby?
C Bb Aa Bb Yy.
SALT will count the article “A” as a different word than the alphabet letter “A”. You could also use the vertical bar feature to ensure SALT counts the letter differently. For example:
C B|Bb A|Aa B|Bb Y|Yy.
SALT interprets what comes before the vertical bar as the produced word and what comes after the vertical bar as the identified word. The identified word is used in all the tables and calculations.
Posted by SALT Support Staff Nov 10, 2014
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Posted on 08/10/2015 12:07:55
The recommended transcription for "spelled" words is to use the underscore character to link the letters. For example:
E How do you spell baby?
C B_A_B_Y.
We do not have recommended transcription for single letters. You could just type the letter or, perhaps, a special spelling for letters. For example:
C Baby begins with a B.
OR
C Baby begins with a Bb.
The second option would differentiate the letter "A" from the article "A", i.e., "Aa" is a different word than "A".
Posted by SALT Support Staff Nov 10, 2014 and edited on Jan 10, 2019
The recommended transcription for "spelled" words is to use the underscore character to link the letters. For example: E How do you spell baby? C B_A_B_Y. We do not have recommended transcription for single letters. You could just type the letter or, perhaps, a special spelling for letters. For example: C Baby begins with a B. OR C Baby begins with a Bb. The second option would differentiate the letter "A" from the article "A", i.e., "Aa" is a different word than "A". Posted by SALT Support Staff Nov 10, 2014 and edited on Jan 10, 2019