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Answer vital questions about your students’ language and literacy skills with TILLS

In these presentation slides, learn how the TILLS assessment tool can answer important questions: Does my student have a language or literacy disorder?, What are my students' strengths and weaknesses?, and How is my student progressing over time? Read More

Language impaired or learning disabled: same children labeled differently or different children

In this presentation from the 2015 Council for Exceptional Children conference, the developers behind the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills examine the relationship between language disorders and learning disabilities as discovered during the research process in developing the assessment tool. Read More

Simple view of reading and beyond: Need for expanded models to guide assessment and intervention for reading disorders

Learn more about the need for a new model to test language and literacy skills and the development of TILLS in this presentation from the International Dyslexia Association conference in 2015. Also includes information about the 15 TILLS subtests. Read More

TILLS Sensitivity & Specificity

This table from the TILLS Examiner's Manual shows the sensitivity and specificity levels by age for all ages tested by the TILLS. Read More

TILLS Webinar Series

Learn how to get the most out of TILLS, how to screen for language/literacy disorders, and how to identify dyslexia using the assessment in this free webinar series. Read More

Evidence-Based Practice (Technical Analyses)

Excerpted from Pediatric Test of Brain Injury (PTBI), this chapter reviews the types of questions examiners should ask about the nature of any test, which will inform their conclusions about test performance. Read More

PAth to Literacy program at a glance

Read the PAth to Literacy Program at a Glance. PAth to Literacy is a literacy intervention focused on improving phonological awareness skills for preschool and kindergarten children. In this excerpt, discover the overarching skills that will be assessed using this intervention. Read More

PAth to Literacy program overview

Read the Program Overview about PAth to Literacy, a literacy intervention focused on improving phonological awareness skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Learn about the program components, key elements, and how to implement the intervention. Read More

PAth to Literacy sample assessment

View a sample assessment from PAth to Literacy, a literacy intervention focused on improving phonological awareness skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More

PAth to Literacy sample instructional cards

View sample lesson cards from PAth to Literacy, a literacy intervention focused on improving phonological awareness skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More