Gary J. Vitali, EdD
Ages: 7 - 24 years
Administration: Group or Individual
Testing Time: 3 minutes for a single form or 6 minutes for any two forms
The TOSF systematically assesses oral structures and motor integrity during verbal and nonverbal oral functioning and is effective for such uses as screening, differential diagnosis, caseload management decisions, and pre- or post-treatment assessment. Descriptive information
and expected subtest performance given for Dysarthria, Apraxia, Broca’s Aphasia, Velopharyngeal Incompetence-Insufficiency, and functional disorders.
Subtest Areas:
• Speech Survey: the assessment of speech in targeting articulation, rate/prosody, fluency and
voice during spontaneous/ elicited speech.
• Verbal Oral Functioning: targets precision and rate/ prosody during tests which control performance loading effects, syllable position effects, voicing, and manner/placement of articulation. The integrity of oral-nasal resonance balance during imitated and spontaneous speech is also assessed.
• Nonverbal Motor Functioning: the assessment and volitional of automatic oral functioning
during static and sequenced activities which control for anatomic site of functioning.
• Orofacial Structures: a systemized observational survey of introral and orofacial structures.
• History/Behavioral Survey: a questionnaire addressing the presence of historical information
& behaviors which often occur together with disorders of oral structures and functions.
The TOSF Complete Kit includes:
• Examiner’s Manual
• Test Booklets (25)
• Oroscope Penlight
• Finger Cots, Tongue Blades and Balloons
(TOSF) Test of Oral Structures and Functions
Second Edition
