Severity Of Stuttering: A Case Study
Purpose: This assessment plays a role in identifying characteristics that lead to persistence of stuttering and measuring the severity of each individual case of stuttering. In addition, this test also allows for documentation of a child’s progress in therapy over time.
Standardized
Ages: 4-12 years old
Administration: Individually administered during a 20-30 minute time period.
Information:
There are 4 tasks involved in the 4 subtest of the TOCS assessment.
(1) Children are shown 40 different pictures. Then they the clinician asks the client to identify what was in the picture. This is termed, “rapid picture-naming task.” The rapid picture naming subtest measures the degree of fluency seen when a time limit is applied to a naming
Standardized
Ages: 4-12 years old
Administration: Individually administered during a 20-30 minute time period.
Information:
There are 4 tasks involved in the 4 subtest of the TOCS assessment.
(1) Children are shown 40 different pictures. Then they the clinician asks the client to identify what was in the picture. This is termed, “rapid picture-naming task.” The rapid picture naming subtest measures the degree of fluency seen when a time limit is applied to a naming