SEMANTICS (CONCEPTS, VOCABULARY, AND WORD FINDING)
TAWF-2: Test of Adolescent/Adult Word Finding–Second Edition Diane J. German AGES: 12 through 80 TESTING TIME: 20 to 30 minutes ADMINISTRATION: Individual
• Picture Naming: Verbs —assesses efficiency in naming present- and past-tense regular and irregular verbs • Picture Naming: Word Groups —assesses efficiency in naming nouns in semantic and phonemic word groups THE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT HAS AMPLE EVIDENCE OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY: • The internal consistency (content sampling) reliability coefficient for the Complete Test is .88. • The test–retest (time sampling) coefficient for the Word Finding Index is .95 for the Complete Test. • The average correlation of the Word Finding Index with those of other well-known expressive language tests is large in magnitude. • Diagnostic accuracy studies indicate that the TAWF-2 is able to accurately identify students with word-finding difficulties (i.e., sensitivity = .93, specificity = .82, ROC/ AUC = .94, cut score = 90). • Considerable other validity evidence is provided in the manual. THE INFORMAL ASSESSMENT Five informal analyses are also provided, three of which (the Phonemic Cueing Procedure, the Imitation Procedure, and the Substitution Analysis) examine types of word-finding errors that individuals make. The remaining informal analyses (the Delayed Response Procedure and the Secondary Characteristics Tally) contribute to interpreting the Word Finding Index. COMPLETE TAWF-2 KIT INCLUDES: Examiner’s Manual, Word Finding Assessment Picture Book, Comprehension Check Picture Book, and 25 Examiner Record Booklets, $491.00 #14431 TAWF-2 Examiner’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 211.00 #14431E TAWF-2 Virtual Examiner’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . ............ 96.00 #14432E TAWF-2 Virtual Comprehension Check Picture Book . . . ..... 138.00 #14433E TAWF-2 Virtual Word Finding Assessment Picture Book . . ... 156.00 #14434 TAWF-2 Examiner Record Booklets (25) . . . . . . . . .......... 75.00 This is a restricted product. Go to www.proedinc.com for details on user qualifications and to complete the User Acceptance Form. all in a sturdy storage box. (©2016) #14430 TAWF-2 Complete Kit
The Test of Adolescent/Adult Word Finding–Second Edition is a norm-referenced, single- word expressive language test expressly designed to assess the word-finding ability of adolescents and adults. It can be used to identify individuals who have word-finding prob- lems, plan word-finding intervention, and measure word-finding ability in research studies. FEATURES OF THE TAWF-2 • All-new normative data were collected in 2009–2013. • New noun and verb target words have been added. • Contains both the 80-item Complete Test and the 28-item Brief Test (for use in situ- ations where the Complete Test is not feasible). • Studies showing the absence of racial and gender bias are reported. • Information pertaining to the TAWF-2’s diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, and ROC/AUC) is provided. • The lexical processing model underlying TAWF-2 has been updated to reflect current thinking regarding word retrieval. • The Comprehension Check functions as a built-in assessment of examinees’ word knowledge. • Adolescents and adults with diagnosed word-finding difficulties were included in the norming sample. • The standardized assessment and informal analyses are integral features of compre- hensive word-finding assessments. THE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT The standardized assessment has four naming sections, the results of which are com- bined to form the overall Word Finding Index: • Picture Naming: Nouns —assesses efficiency in naming compound and one- to four-syllable target words • Sentence Completion Naming —assesses efficiency in naming words to complete sentences read aloud by the examiner
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