02/11/2026
👉You are invited to the SLHS Research Symposium, Fall 2026! Many of us have wondered: Could ChatGPT do the counting in a language sample for us? Our new study put that question to the test. Here is the information of this talk:
🔹Title: AI Chatbots and Language Sample Analysis: What They Can and Cannot Do
🔹Speakers: Richy Hayes, MA, CCC-SLP, and Pui Fong Kan, PhD, CCC-SLP
🔹Date/Time:
• November 5, 2026 (Thur) | 6:30–7:30 p.m. MT
• Hybrid event: Attend in person in SLHS 230 at the University of Colorado Boulder or join online via Zoom.
• Refreshments will be served for in-person attendees.
Register here (free) by November 1: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/register/yFsNdSgNTh6FWxpufx_MXA
✅Registration is required for both in-person and online attendance. Online attendees will receive the Zoom link by email after registering.
ABOUT THE STUDY
Language sample analysis is a valuable tool for identifying language disorders, but analysis time, limited access to SALT, and demanding caseloads can limit its use in practice.
🤔 Could AI help? In this study, we examined how accurately four AI chatbots analyzed narrative language samples from 84 monolingual and bilingual children, compared with SALT. We will present the results and discuss what they mean for clinical practice.
The full abstract and learning objectives are available on the registration page.
