Learning Objectives (Ch. 5).

After reading this chapter, students will be able to:

• Give a rationale for collecting communication samples
• List appropriate sampling contexts for age groups throughout the life span
• Describe manual and computer-assisted methods of analyzing communication samples
• List the aspects of language that should be assessed through communication sampling at each developmental level
• Discuss interpretation of language sampling and how it relates to treatment planning
• Name the aspects of speech that can be examined through communication sampling
• Describe how speech sampling supplements other assessments in this areas
• Explain the role that speech sampling plays in the assessment and treatment of speech disorders