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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, This concise manual presents the powerful research and technical data behind the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills(TM) (TILLS(TM)). Professionals will find clear answers to frequently asked questions about the technical data as they learn the specifics of TILLS development and field testing and the composition of the normative sample. Full chapters are devoted to the validity of TILLS, the reliability of TILLS, and the evaluation and reduction of test bias. Readers will get valuable information on test development using item response theory (IRT) procedures measurements of validity for each of the three purposes of TILLS evidence of additional aspects of construct validity, including confirmation that TILLS scores reflect age-related change and measure skills at both the sound/word and sentence/discourse levels the documenting of patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses and tracking change over time TILLS sensitivity and specificity levels, broken down into 9 age bands meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills strong reliability evidence for intra-class stability, inter-scorer reliability, and test-retest reliability the assessment process to remove or minimize item-level bias and subtest-level bias when to adjust cut scores for identifying language and literacy disorders With this comprehensive resource on the unparalleled research behind TILLS, professionals will be confident that their language and literacy assessments will be completed with an extensively tested, psychometrically sound tool. 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 student (TM)s strengths and weaknesses and interpreting the results to support decisions about what to do next. Learn more about TILLS and explore the key benefits. Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills(TM) and TILLS(TM) are trademarks of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. The contents of TILLS were developed under Grant No. R324A100354 from the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government., This concise manual presents the powerful research and technical data behind the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills(TM) (TILLS(TM)). Professionals will find clear answers to frequently asked questions about the technical data as they learn the specifics of TILLS development and field testing and the composition of the normative sample. Full chapters are devoted to the validity of TILLS, the reliability of TILLS, and the evaluation and reduction of test bias. Readers will get valuable information on test development using item response theory (IRT) procedures measurements of validity for each of the three purposes of TILLS evidence of additional aspects of construct validity, including confirmation that TILLS scores reflect age-related change and measure skills at both the sound/word and sentence/discourse levels the documenting of patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses and tracking change over time TILLS sensitivity and specificity levels, broken down into 9 age bands meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills strong reliability evidence for intra-class stability, inter-scorer reliability, and test-retest reliability the assessment process to remove or minimize item-level bias and subtest-level bias when to adjust cut scores for identifying language and literacy disorders With this comprehensive resource on the unparalleled research behind TILLS, professionals will be confident that their language and literacy assessments will be completed with an extensively tested, psychometrically sound tool. 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 studenta (TM)s strengths and weaknesses and interpreting the results to support decisions about what to do next. Learn more about TILLS and explore the key benefits. Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills(TM) and TILLS(TM) are trademarks of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. The contents of TILLS were developed under Grant No. R324A100354 from the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government., 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 ......
