A Taste of SUGAR (Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised) Language Sampling

This presentation will introduce the SUGAR (Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised) method of language sampling and analysis. Results from several research studies indicated that language samples can be collected, transcribed and analyzed using SUGAR in approximately 20 minutes and that the resultant LSA metrics can be used to accurately and efficiently identify children with language impairment. This session will discuss the background of the SUGAR method and introduce robust sampling.

Presenters

Stacey Pavelko
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, FNAP
Stacey Pavelko, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, FNAP, is an associate professor in the Division of Speech and Language Pathology at Binghamton University. Her research interests include language and literacy development in preschool and early school-aged children, language sample analysis, Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPE/IPP), and the diagnostic accuracy of screening and diagnostic measures.

Learning Objectives

Explain the barriers to language sampling
Describe the SUGAR method of language sampling
Discuss how to obtain a robust language sample

Agenda

10 minutes	Background of Language Sampling
14 minutes	Development of SUGAR
7 minutes	Robust Sampling
7 minutes	Case Study 1: example of NOT robust sample
7 minutes	Case Study 2: example of robust sample
10 minutes	Discussion
5 minutes	Q & A

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Stacey Pavelko is the co-owner of SUGARLanguage, LLC and receives honorarioums for workshops on SUGAR.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Stacey Pavelko has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Course - Content	This presentation will discuss the SUGAR method of language sampling and will not discuss other methods of language sampling.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and SLP Now.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area, Professional Area

A Taste of SUGAR (Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised) Language Sampling