Timed Oral Reading Tests May not Reflect True Reading Abilities in School-age Children who Stutter

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Ad Hoc Committee on Reading Fluency for School-Age Children who Stutter surveyed ASHA members working with children who stutter to determine common practice for assessing oral reading fluency. Qualitative results revealed a non-standardized process of assessment procedures and interpretations that may have negative educational consequences for children who stutter.