Step 4: Analyze Grammar & Language (Microstructure)

🎥 Video Tutorial Step 4: Analyze the Grammar Elements

Next, ELSA guides you through an analysis of the grammatical components of the story. In this section you will study the child’s production looking for: 

Semantics

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Pronouns (including errors)
• Adjectives

Morphology

• Plurals
• Articles
• Verb tense
• Subject-verb agreement

Syntax

• Simple sentences
• Compound sentences
• Complex sentences
• Sentence completeness and grammaticality

You’ll also be prompted to note patterns or concerns.