| Despite the inherent value of language sampling, clinicians have decreased their use of them in the last twenty years (Pavelko, Owens, Ireland, & Hahs-Vaughn, 2016). Clinicians report time, lack of computer resources, lack of training and expertise, and financial constraints as barriers for collecting and analyzing language samples on a consistent basis (Kemp & Klee, 1997; Pavelko, Owens, Ireland, & Hahs-Vaughn, 2016). Up to now, very little research has been done examining the state of language sampling training practices at the university level.
The purpose of this study is to examine current training practices for language sample collection, transcription, and analysis in programs for speech-language pathology students from the perspective of both clinical and academic faculty. A better understanding of the type and amount of training that graduate students are provided with could be useful in creating better training in clinic and coursework that may carry over to professional practices.
Key Words: language sample, language sample training, language sample analysis |