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Playlist: VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON ELICITATION
Featuring SALT's Online Story Elicitation program
| YouTube Video | Description |
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| Eliciting a Spanish sample using the Online Story Elicitation program (2:33) Level: Introductory |
Watch a short demonstration of SALT's new Online Story Elicitation program. This video illustrates eliciting a Spanish story retell. |
| In-person elicitation using the Online Story Elicitation program (2:47) Level: Introductory |
The Online Story Elicitation program can be used for an in-person story retell elicitation. Watch this video to see how it works! |
| How to use the Online Story Elicitation program with Zoom on a Mac (10:43) Level: Introductory |
How to use the Online Story Elicitation program in a virtual session. This video goes through the process step-by-step using Zoom on a Mac. View or print the steps. |
| How to use the Online Story Elicitation program with Zoom on a PC (10:09) Level: Introductory |
How to use the Online Story Elicitation program in a virtual session. This video goes through the process step-by-step using Zoom on a PC. View or print the steps. |
Other elicitation videos
| YouTube Video | Description |
|---|---|
| Eliciting a virtual conversation (2:48) Level: Introductory |
Eliciting a language sample through telepractice is easy! Watch this example of eliciting a conversational language sample. |
| How to Elicit a Language Sample: PreK-6th Grade (14:10) Level: Introductory |
How to collect a language sample for comparison to a SALT reference database for grades PreK-6. |
| How to Elicit a Language Sample: 7th - 12th Grade (9:08) Level: Introductory |
How to collect a language sample for comparison to a SALT reference database for grades 7-12. |
| How to Elicit a Bilingual Spanish/English Language Sample: K-3rd Grade (6:55) Level: Introductory |
How to collect a bilingual Spanish/English language sample for comparison to a SALT reference database for grades K-3. |
| YouTube Video | Description |
|---|---|
| Creating and saving a transcript file (3:20) Level: Introductory |
This video gets users up and running by demonstrating how to create and save a new SALT transcript file |
| Past tense -ED and -EN (4:20) Level: Introductory-Intermediate |
This video reviews the transcription conventions for words ending with -ED and -EN. It can sometimes be confusing to determine which forms are slashed and which are not. Examples and explanations are provided. |
| Gerunds vs -ING verbs (3:49) Level: Introductory-Intermediate |
This video reviews transcription conventions for words ending with -ING. Verb forms are slashed while gerunds are not. Examples and explanations are provided. |
| Inserting Spanish characters on a Mac (2:58) Level: Introductory |
This video demonstrates how to type Spanish characters when transcribing Spanish language samples (Mac Version). |
| Inserting Spanish characters with Windows (4:38) Level: Introductory |
This video demonstrates how to type Spanish characters when transcribing Spanish language samples (Windows® version). |
| YouTube Video | Description |
|---|---|
| Analyzing a language sample (13:46) Level: Introductory |
This video demonstrates how to use the Analyze menu to produce reports on syntax/morphology, semantics, macro analysis of narratives, discourse, verbal facility, errors, and codes. All reports from the Analyze menu are generated without database comparison data. |
| Database comparison (14:47) Level: Introductory-Intermediate |
This video demonstrates how to use the Database menu to analyze your language sample and compare it to a reference database of language measures. After choosing comparison transcripts from a selected reference database, reports are generated producing normed data with mean scores and standard deviations. Reports include summary data as well as specifics on syntax/morphology, semantics, macro analysis of narratives, discourse, verbal facility, errors, and codes. |
| Linking two transcripts for analysis (2:00) Level: Introductory |
Linking two transcripts allows the user to generate analysis reports with side-by-side data. This is a convenient way to compare outcomes. It is useful for demonstrating change over time (time one/time two), showing outcomes of bilingual samples (language one/language two), or for comparing the outcomes of different sampling contexts (e.g., con vs. nar). This short video demonstrates how to link two transcripts together and then run analyses using the Analyze menu. |
| Linking with database comparison (10:00) Level: Intermediate |
This video demonstrates how to link two transcripts and then run analysis using a SALT reference database for comparison. The reports show side-by-side reference database outcomes from both transcripts. Linking transcripts is useful for demonstrating change over time (time one/time two), showing outcomes of bilingual transcripts (language one/language two), or for comparing the outcomes of different sampling contexts (e.g., con vs. nar). |
| Transcript cut (6:03) Level: Intermediate |
This video demonstrates how to select one or more sections of your transcript for analysis. |
| Explore menu (5:23) Level: Intermediate |
This video demonstrates how to use the standard utterance selection from the Expore menu and how to explore words and codes. |
| Goal Bank Report - SALT 24 (1:27) Level: Introductory |
This video demonstrates how to produce the goal bank report. |
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Adding a Reference Database (6:59) |
This video demonstrates how to add a reference database so it can be accessed in SALT. This would apply to a reference database that you have built or a reference database from our list of contributed databases. You do not need to follow this process to access the reference databases that are already built into SALT Software. View or print the steps. |
Playlist: Scoring SI, NSS, ESS, and PSS
| YouTube Video | Description |
|---|---|
| Inserting Subordination Index scores (4:17) Level: Introductory |
This video demonstrates how to insert scores for the Subordination Index (a measure of clausal density) using SALT’s automated scoring tool. You will also learn to compare SI scores in the SALT reference databases. |
| Inserting NSS, ESS, and PSS scores (5:02) Level: Introductory |
This video demonstrates how to score a transcript for the Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive Scoring Schemes. These scores are added to a completed transcript and produce scores for narrative macrostructure. Component and composite scores can be compared to outcomes in relevant SALT reference databases. |
| YouTube Video | Description |
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| Introduction to SALT and LSA (39:38) Level: Introductory |
This video is a combination of lecture, case study, and software demonstration. It covers language sample analysis as part of a comprehensive evaluation, the SALT elicitation protocols, and how to complete a basic analysis of a language sample. |
| Assessing bilingual (Spanish/English) ELs (34:32) Level: Introductory |
This video is a combination lecture, case study, and demonstration of a bilingual Spanish/English language sample analysis. |
| Story Retell Comprehension Questions (15:46) Level: Introductory |
This video discusses how the story-retell comprehension questions were developed and how to score the speaker’s answers. The video also provides suggestions for interpretation of the outcomes. Scoring examples are provided. |
| YouTube Video | Description |
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| How to Build a Database (23:53) | This video demonstrates how to build your own SALT reference database in the research version of SALT software. Once built, the database may be used within SALT the same way you use any of the built-in databases. View or print the steps. |
| Rectangular Data File (11:12) | This video demonstrates how to create a rectangular data file (RDF) in the research version of SALT software. The RDF tool provides an interface between SALT and other programs such as spreadsheet, graphic, database, and statistic packages that can input data via a text file. Any number of transcripts may be selected and you may select from most of the SALT analyses as well as from the frequency of any word, morpheme, or code. View or print the steps. |