Story language review
Narrative Scoring for Language Samples
Narrative language samples show how a student organizes events, explains character actions, and connects ideas across a story. ConductSpeech supports narrative scoring from reviewed transcripts so SLPs can look beyond word counts alone.
The workflow is designed for practical clinical use: choose a narrative task, review the transcript, inspect the scoring output, and use the results in a report draft when appropriate.
Sample result
Narrative Scoring for Language Samples
Story elements
Setting, problem, attempt, consequence, resolution
Organization
Sequence, cohesion, and clarity
Clinical use
Support for narrative report language and goals
Task
Narrative samples
Focus
Story grammar
Output
Scoring summary
Use
IEP-friendly reports
Task
Narrative samples
Focus
Story grammar
Output
Scoring summary
Use
IEP-friendly reports
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 narrative scoring matters
A student may produce enough words but still struggle with story structure. Narrative scoring helps clinicians document whether the sample includes key elements such as setting, story problem, character reaction, plan, attempt, consequence, and resolution.
Connected to story stimuli
ConductSpeech includes structured story prompts and retell workflows, making it easier to collect a sample that can be interpreted consistently across students, sessions, and teams.
Useful for reports and goals
Narrative scoring can support report language and goal drafting when paired with transcript review, language metrics, classroom needs, and clinician judgment.
- Summarize story organization in plain language.
- Pair narrative findings with MLU, grammar, and vocabulary metrics.
- Use reviewed findings to inform narrative intervention targets.
- Keep the clinician in control of final interpretation.
What users see
Narrative review can include
A compact result view turns the feature into reviewable language, not a technical readout.
Story elements
Setting, problem, attempt, consequence, resolution
Organization
Sequence, cohesion, and clarity
Clinical use
Support for narrative report language and goals
Clinical interpretation notes
- Narrative scoring should be interpreted with task demands, dialect, bilingual status, and sample quality.
- Generated report language should be reviewed before use in an official evaluation.
Related pages
Discourse Protocols for Language Sampling
Choose conversation, narrative, expository, persuasion, and play protocols for clearer language sample comparisons.
Clinical Language Sample Reports
Generate IEP-ready language sample reports with MLU, PGU, SI, C-units, maze summaries, norms, and fluency context.
IEP Goal Suggestions from Language Samples
Draft measurable IEP goal ideas from reviewed language sample findings while keeping clinician judgment in control.
Grade-Stratified Language Sample Norms
Compare school-age language samples by grade, age, and task type with source-aware norm explanations.
SALT-compatible analysis methodology
Read how ConductSpeech documents conventions, validation, and limitations.
Ready to try it
Start with a real language sample.
Create an account, upload or review a sample, and see how this feature appears inside the ConductSpeech workflow.