KAT, an ITSLanguage product

Sound Analysis Tool

The KAT helps speech therapists understand children's sound development and set treatment goals. Upload an input sheet with the target words and their utterances. Immediately afterwards, view a detailed analysis.

With the KAT, speech therapists and linguists can accurately and efficiently chart sound development:
  • Sounds and clusters
  • PCC, PCCR
  • Phonological processes used
  • Group analyses (development of one child or comparison between different children)
  • The Speechmaker as an immediately deployable naming task

The Analysis

Tab Percent correct by sound

This tab lists the sounds in acquisition order. For each sound, it shows how many times the child said the sound correctly. The PCC, PCC-R and PMLU can also be found in this tab. You will also find an overview with the sound acquisition ordered by place and mode of articulation.

Processes tab

This tab lists all the phonological processes that occur, and on which sounds they occur. For each phonological process, it also shows how often it occurred initial or final.

Processes Clusters tab

This tab lists all the phonological processes that occur with the clusters, and on which sounds they occur. For each phonological process, it also shows how often it occurred initial or final.

Sounds tab

This tab shows for each sound whether the sound was made correctly and how often it was made. If the sound is pronounced incorrectly, it indicates which process took place (e.g. deletion, position error, insertion, etc.).

Clusters tab

This tab shows for each cluster whether it was made correctly and how many times it was made. If the cluster is pronounced incorrectly, it states what process took place (e.g., deletion, position error, insertion, etc.).

Tab Percent correct by cluster

This tab shows for each cluster how many times the child said the sound correctly. A distinction is made here between the initial and final clusters.

Cycles & Patterns tab

In this tab, sounds are arranged according to a Hodson & Paden cycle.

Download the blank input sheet(s)
Fill in the sheet(s)
Upload the sheet(s)
Use analysis

How does it work?

First, fill in the input sheet with the target words of a naming task, such as the Speechmaker or NAO. You can also enter utterances from spontaneous language. Then you can upload this input sheet, and KAT does the rest: it analyzes the input and provides an Excel analysis that you can download immediately!

Through the E-Learning you can interactively get acquainted with the tool and learn how to use it.

Wat zeggen anderen?

“De KAT biedt een effectieve en snelle analyse voor klanken, zodat je als logopedist aandacht en tijd kan besteden aan daar waar het daadwerkelijk om gaat, kinderen logopedisch helpen tijdens de juiste behandeling.”
— Esther Ottow, Koninklijke Auris

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