Naturalistic language sample analysis practices used by speech-language pathologists for the language assessment of multilingual children: A systematic review with a narrative summary.

Key Points

• The aim is to review practices for analyzing language samples in multilingual children.
• Conducted a systematic review of existing literature on language sample analysis
• Evaluated methods to elicit, transcribe, code, and analyze samples
• Synthesized findings into a narrative summary
• Identified various practices used by speech-language pathologists
• Highlighted the necessity for consistent methodologies across assessments
• Discussed implications for improving clinical practices in multilingual contexts