School-age comparison context
Grade-Stratified Language Sample Norms
School teams often think in grades, not just age in months. ConductSpeech supports grade selection and uses age, grade, and protocol context to make language sample comparisons clearer.
The norm banner shows the observed metric, expected range, interpretation, source, and confidence in plain language so clinicians know what kind of comparison they are reading.
Sample result
Grade-Stratified Language Sample Norms
Age
96 months
Grade
Grade 3
Observed MLU
11.50
Grades
K-12 selector
Context
Age + grade + protocol
Output
Expected range and status
Transparency
Source and confidence shown
Grades
K-12 selector
Context
Age + grade + protocol
Output
Expected range and status
Transparency
Source and confidence shown
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.
Why grade norms matter
A fifth grader and a kindergartener can both fall outside early-childhood Brown's Stage framing. Grade-stratified comparisons give school clinicians a more natural way to frame language sample findings for teams and IEP meetings.
Source-aware interpretation
ConductSpeech shows the source and confidence level for comparisons. If an exact grade and protocol reference is unavailable, the interface says that directly and uses a supported comparison rather than presenting a false level of certainty.
What appears in the dashboard
The norm banner can show age, grade, observed MLU, expected range, z-score estimate, source, and a concise interpretation such as above expectations, within expectations, or below expectations.
What users see
Norm banner example
A compact result view turns the feature into reviewable language, not a technical readout.
Age
96 months
Grade
Grade 3
Observed MLU
11.50
Source note
Age-based MLU reference or matched grade/protocol source
Clinical interpretation notes
- Not every grade and protocol combination has a full reference cell.
- Norm comparisons should be interpreted with dialect, bilingual status, task quality, and clinical history.
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SALT-compatible analysis methodology
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