For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the TILLS Student Rating Scale can be completed by parents, teachers, and students. It's a simple one page checklist that helps identify students' strengths and weaknesses in language and literacy skills and other non language areas (though it's not a pragmatics checklist). Sold in a pack of 50, this scale is also included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit. The TILLS Student Rating Scale is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

A convenient laminated trifold that provides an overview of the test, basic instructions for test administration, summaries of the individual subtests, and scoring information. One Quick Start Guide is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit, and additional copies are sold in packs of 5. TILLS (TM) is the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students aged 6 through 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. TILLS (TM) is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other, developing a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, to help understand a student's strengths and needs. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS (TM) will help professionals streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach the ultimate goal of improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

The TILLS Examiner's Kit includes: 1 Examiner's Manual 1 Stimulus Book 1 Technical Manual 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Set of Tele-TILLS Instructions (NEW!) 1 Examiner's Practice Workbook 25 Examiner Record Forms 25 Student Response Forms 50 Student Language Scales (forms only, SLS Manual not included) Digital Audio Files (on USB drive) TILLS tote bag Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (TM) (TILLS (TM)) 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/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 student's strengths and weaknesses and interpreting the results to support decisions about what to do next. 15 Extensively Researched Subtests The TILLS assessment is all professionals need to capture the complete picture of students' oral and written language skills. TILLS is composed of 15 subtests that allow examiners to assess and compare students' language-literacy skills at both the sound/word level and the sentence/discourse level across the four oral and written modalities-listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Curriculum Relevant TILLS measures integrated language-literacy abilities that reflect the complex language and literacy demands of the general education curriculum. Backed By Unparalleled Data Each TILLS subtest has been fine-tuned to meet strong psychometric standards using scientific evidence gathered in numerous pilot studies and field trials, a national beta trial, and a standardization study with more than 1200 children and adolescents across the United States. Strong Specificity and Sensitivity TILLS tested both sensitivity and specificity across the full age range covered by the test. In the manual, diagnostic accuracy data are broken down into nine different aEUROoeage bandsaEURO meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills. Sensitivity ranges from 81% to 97%, and specificity ranges from 81% to 100%. Streamlined Assessment Professionals can administer the entire test, single subtests, or combinations of subtests in one or more sessions. Comprehensive assessment can typically be administered in 90 minutes or less. Useful for a Wide Range of Students TILLS is ideal for evaluating students: suspected of having a primary language impairment, also called specific language impairment suspected of having a learning disability, reading disability, or dyslexia known to have an existing condition associated with difficulties in spoken and written language (such as deaf or hard of hearing, autism spectrum disorder, or intellectual disability) struggling with language and literacy comprehension and social communication skills (such as social communication disorder)

For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the Student Response Form is a booklet students use to record their responses on the following four TILLS subtests: Nonword Spelling Reading Comprehension Following Directions Written Expression One Student Response Form is required for each student who takes the TILLS. A pack of 25 forms is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit, and additional forms can be purchased here. They're sold in a pack of 25 and come bundled with a pack of 25 TILLS Record Forms. The TILLS Student Response Form is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the comprehensive TILLS Examiner's Manual includes all the information you need to administer, score, and interpret the 15 TILLS subtests. A copy of the TILLS Examiner's Manual is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit. The TILLS Examiner's Manual is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the Examiner Record Form is used to record and score student responses to all 15 TILLS subtests. This form clearly describes materials needed, start rules, basal and ceiling rules, and information about allowable prompts and repetitions. One Examiner Record Form is required for each student who takes the TILLS. A pack of 25 forms is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit, and additional forms can be purchased here. The Record Forms are sold in a pack of 25 and come bundled with a pack of 25 TILLS Student Response Forms. The TILLS Record Forms are part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)), the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the TILLS USB Drive contains: the digital audio files that TILLS users need to administer the Nonword Repetition and Nonword Spelling subtests digital files that demonstrate examiner pronunciations for the Phonemic Awareness and Nonword Reading subtests examples of students' oral responses for use with the Examiner's Practice Workbook One TILLS USB Drive is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit. The TILLS USB Drive is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

For use on its own or with the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TM) (TILLS (TM)), the Student Language Scale reliably screens students from ages 6-18 years for language and literacy disorders, including dyslexia. Filled out by parents, teachers, and students in just three minutes or less, the 12-question screener is a quick, cost-effective way to see how students are performing on academic tasks as compared to their same-age peers. This concise User's Manual shows you how to effectively use the SLS to: * Screen for language/literacy disorders by gathering teachers' and parents' ratings of students. When teachers or parents rate more than two areas on items 1-8 less than 5, SLS results indicate the student is at risk and needs further assessment. * Gather input about a struggling student's strengths and needs from multiple sources-a key requirement of IDEA * Enhance home-school communication by gaining new insight into the student's performance and the parent's perspective, whether or not there are concerns You'll get reader-friendly guidance on how to administer the SLS with teachers, parents, and students; a complete guide to the technical data supporting the SLS; and three examples that show how the SLS can help you make sound decisions about followup for students who need it. Whether used with an entire classroom or with individual students, the SLS is the tool you need to quickly gather valuable information about strengths and needs-and plan next steps for students at risk for disorders.

An ideal companion to the groundbreaking TILLS test! Screen with SLS, and then follow up and diagnose with TILLS. For use on its own or with the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills™ (TILLS™), the Student Language Scale (SLS) reliably screens students ages 6—18 years for language/literacy disorders, including dyslexia. Filled out by parents, teachers, and students, the screener is a quick, cost-effective way to see how students are performing on academic tasks as compared to their same-age peers. Use the SLS to: Screen for language/literacy disorders, including dyslexia, by gathering teachers' and parents' ratings of students Gather input about a struggling student's strengths and needs from multiple sources Enhance home—school communication by gaining new insight into the student's performance and the teacher's and the parents' and student's perspectives on it, whether or not everyone agrees and whether or not there are concerns Whether used with an entire classroom or with individual students, the SLS is the tool you need to quickly gather valuable information about strengths and needs—and plan next steps for students at risk for disorders. Why use the SLS? Expert developed: The SLS developers are highly respected for their test-building skills and evidence-based work in the field of language and literacy assessment and school social work. Fast and easy: The three-part SLS can be completed in just 3 minutes or less. Administration and scoring is simple—a pencil and paper are all you need. Strong sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity of the SLS to risk of language/literacy disorder is .90 for teachers and .85 for parents, and specificity (correct identification of typical learners) is .90 for teachers and .83 for parents. Cost effective. The SLS helps you screen effectively at a lower cost than comparable tools on the market. Simple scoring: The 12-item rating scale section of the SLS incorporates descriptive statements that are rated on a scale of 1 to 7 from not good to very good. The first eight items on the scale ask about core language and literacy abilities that represent the 2 language levels x 4 language modalities assessed with TILLS. When teachers or parents rate more than two areas on items 1-8 as less than 5, SLS screening results indicate the student is at risk and needs further assessment. Perfect for use with TILLS!: The SLS is an ideal companion to the groundbreaking TILLS test, which assesses oral and written language skills in students ages 6—18 years. Gather teacher and parent ratings for whole classes of students with the SLS, and if results indicate that a student is at risk, follow up with TILLS assessment and other forms of language/literacy assessment. What's in this kit?: One SLS User's Manual One gummed tablet of 50 TILLS™ Student Language Scale forms One SLS Quick Start Guide with basic instructions on administering and scoring

For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, The Examiner's Practice Workbook provides practice material for scoring several subtests, including the Written Expression subtest. One copy of the Practice Workbook is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit. The TILLS Practice Workbook is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

This user-friendly Stimulus Book gives clinicians all the visual stimuli needed to conduct PTBI(TM) effectively. With this book clinicians will develop the best possible supports for children with brain injury and prepare them for successful return to the classroom.

This book is part of PTBI(TM), a criterion-referenced, standardized test designed for use with children ages 6-16 recovering from brain injury. An effective and innovative tool that takes just 30 minutes to complete, PTBI assesses the skills children need to return to school and function in the general education curriculum.

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For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the Technical Manual is your essential guide to the development of and data behind TILLS. It includes vital information on: test development and standardization validity and reliability of TILLS control for bias names and locations of test administrators who contributed data during the various phases of test development names and affiliations of scientific experts, practicing clinicians, and parents of children with disabilities who contributed to the test design and format A copy of the TILLS Technical Manual is included in the TILLS Examiner's Kit. The TILLS Technical Manual is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) the groundbreaking assessment professionals need to test listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in students ages 6 - 18, and to assess the role of memory in how students perform. Reliable, valid, and comprehensive, TILLS will help you streamline assessment, monitor progress, and reach your ultimate goal: improving students' communication skills so they can succeed in school. TILLS is the only test that assesses both spoken and written language and shows how these skills relate to each other. You'll get a meaningful profile of skills for each learner, so you can be sure you understand a student's strengths and needs and aren't overlooking something crucial. Unlike most other tests, TILLS also provides diagnostic accuracy in "age bands" meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills, so you'll have the evidence base you need to determine if test scores reflect typical or impaired performance. And if you're an experienced clinician, you can finish TILLS in just 90 minutes or less-which means you'll spend less time testing and more time helping students and planning interventions. Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs

Designed for use with children ages 6-16 recovering from brain injury, PTBI' is the only criterion-referenced, standardized test that assesses the skills children need to return to school and function in the general education curriculum. An effective and innovative tool, PTBI helps speech-language pathologists and other clinicians determine children's neurocognitive, language, and literacy abilities so they can identify strengths and weaknesses and implement effective interventions. PTBI is also an essential tool for monitoring functional changes, tracking recovery patterns over time, and guiding decision-making related to school reintegration. Equally useful for assessing children with acquired or traumatic brain injury, PTBI is: rigorously tested using cutting-edge item response theory (IRT) analysis and traditional test development methods, yielding strong evidence of reliability and validity; focused on areas critical to school success, such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, gesturing, working memory, and problem solving; easy to complete in just 30 minutes--won't overburden children likely to be fatigued or have attention issues; field tested at trauma, rehab centers, and clinics across the country; useful anytime during the recovery process--to assess abilities in the acute phases and to monitor progress on an ongoing basis; easy to administer and score--the forms include concise, specific instructions for accurate use of PTBI. The complete PTBI includes all the components necessary for successful test administration: an Examiner's Manual with comprehensive guidelines and technical data; a Stimulus Book with all the visual stimuli needed to conduct the test; and Test Forms for recording information about the child's performance and scoring PTBI. The first and only standardized test that assesses cognitive and academic skills after brain injury, PTBI is the tool every SLP needs to develop effective supports for children and get them ready for a successful return to the classroom.

This user-friendly Examiner's Manual gives clinicians the background information they need to implement PTBI(TM) effectively, including

• an overview of the test's development, framework, and rationale
• general guidance on optimizing the testing environment and conducting the test
• detailed information on administering and scoring each of the 10 individual PTBI(TM) subtests
• complete technical data, including evidence for construct-identification validity, score validity, reliability, and minimization of bias
• a case example demonstrating successful use of the tool

This manual is part of PTBI(TM), a criterion-referenced, standardized test designed for use with children ages 6-16 recovering from brain injury. An effective and innovative tool that takes just 30 minutes to complete, PTBI assesses the skills children need to return to school and function in the general education curriculum.

Learn more about the entire "PTBI" system.

Designed for use with children ages 6-16 recovering from brain injury, PTBI(TM) is the only criterion-referenced, standardized test that assesses the skills children need to return to school and function in the general education curriculum. An effective and innovative tool, PTBI helps speech-language pathologists and other clinicians determine children's curriculum-relevant neurocognitive, language, and literacy abilities so they can identify strengths and weaknesses and implement effective interventions. PTBI is also an essential tool for monitoring functional changes, tracking recovery patterns over time, and guiding decision-making related to school reintegration.

Equally useful for assessing children with acquired or traumatic brain injury, PTBI is

• rigorously tested using cutting-edge item response theory (IRT) analysis and traditional test development methods, yielding strong evidence of reliability and validity
• focused on areas critical to school success, such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, gesturing, working memory, and problem solving
• easy to complete in just 30 minutes--won't overburden children likely to be fatigued or have attention issues
• field tested at trauma, rehab centers, and clinics across the country
• useful anytime during the recovery process--to assess abilities in the acute phases and to monitor progress on an ongoing basis
• easy to administer and score--the forms include concise, specific instructions for accurate use of PTBI

The complete PTBI includes all the components necessary for successful test administration: an Examiner's Manual with comprehensive guidelines and technical data; a Stimulus Book with all the visual stimuli needed to conduct the test; and Test Forms for recording information about the child's performance and scoring PTBI.

The first and only standardized test that assesses cognitive and academic skills after brain injury, PTBI is the tool every SLP needs to develop effective supports for children and get them ready for a successful return to the classroom.

Assess critical skill sets with the ten PTBI subtests:

1. Orientation tasks: such as naming the current place, date, and year
2. Following commands: assesses skills such as attention, verbal memory, and listening comprehension
3. Word fluency: assesses executive skills for self-guided word search and memory
4. What goes together: tests semantic/conceptual knowledge, vocabulary, verbal expression and flexibility
5. Digit span: sequence recall of two to seven numbers requires immediate memory, auditory attention and speech output
6. Naming: uses word retrieval, visual perception and recognition, vocabulary, and spoken language output as children are shown a drawing and asked to name items
7. Story retelling--immediate: assesses comprehension and recall of a narrative
8. Yes/no/maybe: questions about a story read aloud measure language comprehension with complex syntax
9. Picture recall and signature: calls on delayed retrospective memory, visuospatial and graphomotor skills
10. Story retelling--delayed: measures recall of earlier task story for understanding of auditory verbal information organized as meaningful narrative

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In this current and well-organized text, Plante and Beeson provide an introduction to the field of communication disorders that engages students' interests in professional practice and welcomes them into the major. This new edition retains the strong introduction to communication processes and disorders of the First Edition. The text presents a life-span perspective on disorders from infancy through geriatrics, covering both normal development and disorders. Each chapter reflects insights gained from firsthand clinical research and teaching experience across a variety of clinical populations. The focus on the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology are conveyed through clinical cases, discussion of professional issues, and vignettes of professional interactions in a variety of work settings. This broad-based introduction presents the range of content central to the professions, yet maintains a consistent, easy-to-comprehend style and unified voice.