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SALT Reference Book (PDF)

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This clinical guide book incorporates 25 years of research and clinical practice using language sample analysis, providing both the conceptual background of LSA and practical guidelines for using SALT. It is included as a PDF file with the purchase of SALT 24 software (accessed from the Help menu). This product is the PDF version of the reference book, for those who have access to the software on university-owned computers, but prefer a personal PDF of reference book.

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This book provides the conceptual background of LSA, practical guidelines for using SALT, and extensive appendices for quick reference to all the database protocols, transcription conventions, special coding, and more. It is included as a PDF file with the purchase of SALT 24 software (accessed from the Help menu).

ASSESSING LANGUAGE PRODUCTION USING SALT SOFTWARE: A Clinician's Guide to Language Sample Analysis (3rd Edition)
Edited by Jon F. Miller, Karen Andriacchi, and Ann Nockerts
With contributions from Joyelle DiVall-Rayan, Aquiles Iglesias, Nikola Nelson, Raúl Rojas, and Julie Washington

Published by SALT Software LLC, Madison, WI (2019)

Chapter 1: Introduction to LSA Using SALT
Chapter 2: Eliciting Language Samples
Chapter 3: Transcribing Language Samples
Chapter 4: Analyzing Language Samples
Chapter 5: Interpreting Language Samples
Chapter 6: Beyond Standard Measures
Chapter 7: Assessing the Bilingual (Spanish/English) Population
Chapter 8: The Dialect Features of AAE and Their Importance in LSA
Chapter 9: Additional Applications of SALT
Chapter 10: Pulling It All Together: Examples from our case study files

Appendix A: Play Database
Appendix B: Conversation Database
Appendix C: Narrative SSS Database
Appendix D: Narrative Story Retell Database
Appendix E: Expository Database
Appendix F: Persuasion Database
Appendix G: Bilingual Spanish/English Story Retell Databases
Appendix H: Bilingual Spanish/English Unique Story Databases
Appendix I: Monolingual Spanish Story Retell Database
Appendix J: ENNI Database
Appendix K: TNL2 & TNL Narrative Samples Databases
Appendix L: New Zealand - Australia Databases
Appendix M: Summary of SALT Transcription Conventions
Appendix N: C-Unit Segmentation Rules
Appendix O: Subordination Index
Appendix P: Narrative Scoring Scheme
Appendix Q: Expository Scoring Scheme
Appendix R: Persuasion Scoring Scheme
Appendix S: Oral Narrative Quality
Appendix T: Guide to the SALT Variables
Appendix U: Using SALT to Assess the Common Core
Appendix V: Understanding SALT Measures: Standard Deviation