Task-aware sampling
Discourse Protocols for Language Sampling
Language samples are easier to interpret when the task is clear. ConductSpeech supports protocol selection for conversation, narrative retell, narrative story stem, expository, persuasion, and play.
Protocol context helps clinicians compare like with like. A persuasive sample, for example, should not be interpreted the same way as a casual conversation or a story retell.
Sample result
Discourse Protocols for Language Sampling
Persuasion
Convince your school to change something
Expository
Explain how a game or process works
Narrative
Retell or generate a story
Protocols
Conversation, narrative, expository, persuasion, play
Rubrics
NSS, ESS, PSS
Norms
Matched when available
Reports
Task context included
Protocols
Conversation, narrative, expository, persuasion, play
Rubrics
NSS, ESS, PSS
Norms
Matched when available
Reports
Task context included
How it fits into a speech workflow
1
Collect
Start from a recording, transcript, or saved session.
2
Review
Check speaker turns and make clinical edits before relying on results.
3
Measure
See the language measures and notes that matter for this feature.
4
Use
Bring the output into reports, progress review, or research exports.
Supported elicitation contexts
ConductSpeech includes common clinical and school-age discourse contexts. The user selects the task before analysis so the dashboard and report can preserve what the student was asked to do.
- Conversation for everyday language samples.
- Narrative retell and story stem tasks for story organization.
- Expository samples for explanations and academic language.
- Persuasion prompts for claims, reasons, examples, and conclusions.
- Play for younger or naturalistic samples.
Rubric matching
Narrative, expository, and persuasive samples can be scored with task-appropriate rubrics. ConductSpeech defaults persuasion samples toward PSS and expository samples toward ESS so the scoring workflow starts in the right place.
Norm matching
When grade and protocol references are available, ConductSpeech uses them. When not, it tells the user that it is using the closest supported comparison rather than hiding the limitation.
What users see
Protocol examples
A compact result view turns the feature into reviewable language, not a technical readout.
Persuasion
Convince your school to change something
Expository
Explain how a game or process works
Narrative
Retell or generate a story
Clinical interpretation notes
- Protocol matching improves interpretation but does not replace clinical judgment.
- Some grade and protocol combinations may use the closest supported comparison.
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SALT-compatible analysis methodology
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