SI Scoring Guide SUBORDINATION INDEX USING SALT Discuss the scoring - PDF document

SALT Software, LLC SI Scoring Guide SUBORDINATION INDEX USING SALT • Discuss the scoring rules SALT SOFTWARE, LLC • Look at some tricky scoring examples • Review a few key points PRESENTER: Mary ‐ Beth Rolland, MS, CCC ‐ SLP ASHA Disclosure: Financial: Mary ‐ Beth is employed by SALT Software LLC and receives a salary. Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist. Scoring Guide Scoring Rule #1 Scoring Rule #2 Exclude the following types of utterances: Exclude elliptical responses to questions • Incomplete, unintelligible, or nonverbal which are not clauses. C Then he [SI ‐ X]> Elliptical responses are answers to questions that do C He went XX yesterday [SI ‐ X]. not have the repetition of the question element. • Titles and true fragments E Why did you do that? C Pookins_Gets_Her_Way. [SI ‐ X] C Because [SI ‐ X]. C The end. [SI ‐ X] C And the dog. [SI ‐ X] • Colloquialisms C You there frog [SI ‐ X]? Scoring Rule #3 (cont ’ d) Scoring Rule #3 Exclude parenthetical remarks. Example 3: utterances consisting entirely of parenthetical remarks Example 1: C (( I skip/ed a page )) [SI ‐ X]. C The girl (( I forgot her name )) got lost [SI ‐ 1]. C ((( Um ) where was I )) [SI ‐ X]? Example 2: where the child does not repeat the subject supplied by the examiner C Then the (( what is that animal called )) <> bit him on the nose [SI ‐ 1]. E <Gopher>. Note that repeating the subject is optional. 1

SALT Software, LLC Scoring Rule #4 Scoring Rule #5 Clauses with *omitted subjects are Clauses with missing subjects due to included in the SI analysis and receive a pronoun error are included in the SI score of SI ‐ 0. analysis and receive a score of SI ‐ 0. Example 1: C There [EW:they] see the frog/s [SI ‐ 0]. C *He got on the rock [SI ‐ 0]. Example 2: complex subordination with subject omission C And then *he grab/ed some branch/s so he would/n ’ t fall [SI ‐ 1]. Scoring Rule #6 Scoring Rule #7 Commands with implied subjects receive Not covered here ‐ applies only to a score of SI ‐ 1. samples from bilingual (Spanish/English) speakers where utterances are Examples where the subject “ you ” is implied segmented into modified C ‐ units. (not obligatory): C Give it to me [SI ‐ 1]. C Look at this [SI ‐ 1]. C Brush your teeth and go to bed [SI ‐ 1]. Scoring Rule #8 Scoring Rule #9 Clauses with *omitted copula (main verb) Utterances containing omitted auxiliary receive a score of SI ‐ 0. verbs, bound morphemes, functor words, direct objects, and articles are included in the SI analysis (coded for SI). This C (And the) and the frog *went through the includes verbs which are not conjugated big (ah) pond [SI ‐ 0]. correctly. 2

SALT Software, LLC Scoring Rule #9 (cont ’ d) Scoring Rule #9 (cont ’ d) Examples of omitted auxiliary Example of an omitted article C He *is go/ing [SI ‐ 1]. C He see/3s *an owl [SI ‐ 1]. C When they *were sleep/ing the frog got out [SI ‐ 2]. Examples of an omitted direct object C He was pour/ing coffee into the *cup [SI ‐ 1]. Example of an omitted bound morpheme C The boy was fall/*ing off the rock [SI ‐ 1]. Scoring Rule #10 Scoring Rule #11 The subordinate clause within an When an incorrect subordinating utterance containing an omitted conjunction is used, the subordinate obligatory subordinating conjunction will clause will not receive credit. not receive credit. C The deer was run/ing what [EW:so] he could throw the little boy in the water [SI ‐ 1]. C There was a boy *who had a dog [SI ‐ 1]. C And the boy did/n ’ t see *that the frog went out [SI ‐ 1]. Scoring Rule #12 Scoring Rule #13 If a subordinating conjunction is not Dialogue is coded for SI. Consider the obligatory to the coherence of the introducer (e.g., he said) as the main utterance, the subordinate clause should clause and what is in the quotes as the still receive a score for SI. second clause. C And he *was say/ing, “ Frog, where are C I know I want to go [SI ‐ 2]. you ” [SI ‐ 2]? C I think I hear something [SI ‐ 2]. C The boy said, “ Shh ” [SI ‐ 1]. 3

SALT Software, LLC Scoring Rule #14 Scoring Rule #15 Semantics should be ignored when Utterances with imitated words are scoring SI. If the wrong content word is included in the SI and are scored as though used by the speaker, but is grammatically the imitated word originated from the acceptable, score SI accordingly. speaker. C The boy ran [EW:fell] off the rock[SI ‐ 1]. C The <> gopher [I] came out of the hole [SI ‐ 1]. E <Gopher>. Scoring Rule #16 Scoring Rule #17 Samples in the SALT databases do not Exclude utterances which contain fewer count infinitives as clauses. than 50% words in the target language. C The boy told the dog to be quiet [SI ‐ 1] Applies to utterances with code ‐ switched C The dog want/ed to run away [SI ‐ 1]. words, e.g., Spanish words in an English sample. SI Scoring Tips • Look for conjunctions. • Look for verbs. Is there a subject for that verb? • Print out the SI Scoring Guide and keep it handy as you score the samples. 4