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TOOL NAME
Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills
USED TO EVALUATE
Identify and diagnose language and literacy disorders, including dyslexia, document patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses, track changes in language and literacy skills over time
AGE RANGE
6–18 years
COMPLETED BY
TILLS can be administered by speech-language pathologists, special educators, reading specialists, learning disability specialists, neuropsychologists, educational psychologists, and other educational specialists trained in individualized test administration
TIME COMMITMENT
You should be able to administer all 15 subtests in one 70- to 90-minute session or two 45-minute sessions. If shorter sessions are required, they should be completed in no more than 4 weeks
ABOUT
The TILLS Examiner's Kit is the reliable, valid, and comprehensive test kit you need to:
- identify and diagnose language and literacy disorders, including dyslexia
- document patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses
- track changes in language and literacy skills over time
Through 15 subtests measuring key skills, you'll assess and compare the full range of students' oral and written language and literacy skills. The resulting scores and the clear, at-a-glance TILLS Profile help you identify and track a student's strengths and weaknesses—information you'll use as you develop custom-tailored interventions.
One test kit. That's all you need to screen with the Student Language Scale, diagnose disorders, and monitor progress.
Description
This Examiners Practice Workbook provides helpful instructions and scoring practice for the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS).
Section I provides step-by-step practice exercises for each of the 15 TILLS subtests. The exercises provide opportunity to check your understanding of both administration and scoring procedures.
Section II reviews how to transform raw scores to standard scores and percentile ranks. It also shows how to use standard scores to calculate composite scores and an Identification Core score for the students age. The Identification Core score can be compared with a cut score to identify language/literacy disorders.
Section III focuses on how to obtain the three scores of the Written Expression subtest. It includes a tutorial on grammar and T-unit division and numerous scored examples to show you how to handle challenging issues.
As you use the Practice Workbook, be sure to have on hand your TILLS Examiners Manual, a blank Examiner Record Form, and the Digital Audio Files (on USB drive). One section of the Digital Audio Files provides sound clips to use with the practice exercises.
Completing the exercises in this Practice Workbook will help you:
- Practice establishing basals and ceilings
- Understand when probes can be used
- See when item answers can reveal a students strengths as well as weaknesses
- Know how to handle a students self-corrections
- Make modifications for students with special needs
- Know what to do if a student expresses frustration or declines to do a task
- Check your understanding of counting words, T-units, and word errors in the Written Expression subtest
- Learn when it can be useful to compare a students responses on one subtest to results on other subtests
Keep your Practice Workbook as a helpful reminder of administration rules and a quick reference for scoring assistance. Youll find it a useful tool for efficient and accurate TILLS administration.
About TILLS
TEST OF INTEGRATED LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SKILLS (TILLS) is the reliable, valid assessment professionals need to test oral and written language skills in students ages 6–18 years. TILLS is a comprehensive, norm-referenced test that has been standardized for three purposes:
- To identify language and literacy disorders
- To document patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses
- To track changes in language and literacy skills over time
To achieve these purposes, TILLS is constructed to allow you to derive scores for identifying, tracking, and profiling a students strengths and weaknesses and interpreting the results to support decisions about what to do next.
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