Evaluating teachers' attitudes toward stuttering using the persian version of the teacher's attitudes towards stuttering inventory

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Introduction: The attitude of teachers is effective in improving the quality of life and academic achievement of students with stuttering. The Teachers' Attitudes Toward Stuttering (TATS) inventory is a tool for evaluating teachers' opinions and attitudes toward stuttering. The purpose of this study is to validate the Persian version of the TATS (TATS-Persian) and a preliminary study of the attitude of elementary teachers towards stuttering. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, which is of validation and instrumentation type, 32 teachers from elementary schools in Tehran were recruited by the available sampling method. To examine the content validity of TATS-Persian, 12 teachers were surveyed, and for the test-retest reliability of it, 12 teachers re-completed the TATS-Persian after one week. The statistical methods included the Cronbach alpha coefficient calculation and the Spearman correlation test. Results: The content validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of TATS-Persian were 0.92, 0.93, 0.96, respectively. The Mean±SD scores of teacher's attitudes were 78.09 ±11.9. Also, the teachers' attitudes score had a significant positive correlation with the number of stuttering students experienced in their teaching history. Conclusion: The Persian version of the TATS inventory is a valid and simple tool for evaluating teachers' attitudes toward stuttering.

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Aghaz, A., Kashani, Z. A., & Shahriyari, A. (2021). Evaluating teachers’ attitudes toward stuttering using the persian version of the teacher’s attitudes towards stuttering inventory. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 15(1), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.32598/JMR.15.1.6

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