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Transcription Rules and Practice

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This lesson covers the SALT transcription conventions. It includes 1) PowerPoint presentation, 2) handout with transcription rules, and 3) handout with practice exercises (answers included in PowerPoint). Feel free to edit the materials to suit your needs.

Transcription Rules

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Transcription Practice Exercises

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Transcription Rules and Practice Exercises (combined)

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This lesson covers the SALT transcription conventions in a slightly more condensed way. The Powerpoint presentation includes the basic rules for SALT Transcription followed by slides with text from a story retell where the student or group can put it all together. In the activity, each line of text will require the insertion of obligatory codes and/or conventions.  Feel free to edit the materials to suit your needs.

Last updated: January, 2022