What you'll learn

1. Discuss the rationale for the creation of the TAF due to the limitations of available pediatric measures of auditory development.

2. Describe the hierarchical structure of the 19 TAF subtests.

3. Discuss test administration details.

4. Be familiar with the format of a suggested TAF report of test findings.

Donald Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, LSLS Cert. AVT

Dr. Donald Goldberg

Professor | College of Wooster in Ohio

He serves on the Professional Staff of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Section of Audiology/Hearing Implant Program. Dr. Goldberg’s areas of clinical and research activities are focused on the auditory and spoken language outcomes of infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing; notably with youngsters using cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. Goldberg is the co-author of Educational Audiology for the Limited Hearing Infant and Preschooler (1997, Pollack, Goldberg, & Caleffe-Schenck), along with numerous book chapters, and journal contributions. Dr. Goldberg has given presentations in 45 of the United States, and on 5 continents reflecting 12+ global countries. His new criterion-based assessment tool for preschoolers through school-aged children who are deaf or hard of hearing, the Test of Auditory Functioning (TAF), was recently published by Blue Tree Publishing (October 2023). Goldberg is a Past President of both the AG Bell Board of Directors and the AG Bell Academy Board.

Join us!

This session will focus on the newly released Test of Auditory Functioning (TAF). Participants will learn about the background for the test’s development and be provided with an overview of the TAF’s 19 subtests. Test administration will be reviewed and a new sample test report will be introduced and shared.

Save your seat for this free session!

If you have the TAF and need more guidance on using it, this session is for you! If you are thinking of using the TAF, this will give you great information on how it's administered to students with hearing loss.

Live Session is FREE - Recording will be available for Teacher Tools Takeout Subscribers.