Description: Improve students’ communication skills so they can succeed in school TILLS 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 TILLS is ideal for evaluating students between the ages of 6 and 18 years + suspected of having a primary (specific) language impairment + suspected of having a learning disability, specific reading disability, or dyslexia + with existing diagnoses associated with difficulties in oral and/or written language + who are struggling with language, literacy, or social communication skills. KIT COMPONENTS Note: Trainees each should purchase a Practice Kit for use in their coursework or TILLS training session. Instructors should have their own Practice Kit, and they may request a desk copy of the Examiner’s Manual (as it is not included in the Practice Kit). Examiner’s Practice Workbook: More than 100 pages of exercises on subtest administration, scoring TILLS, and interpreting results, plus a tutorial to help you master T-unit division. Practice Kit Downloads: The audio files and normative data tables needed to complete the scoring of the exercises in the Examiner’s Practice Workbook (downloaded with a special code that is provided to the purchaser). Examiner Record Form (pack of 3): Two forms to work through the exercises in the Workbook for students of different ages, plus an extra copy of the form for additional practice. Quick Start Guide: A laminated trifold quick-reference guide to administration and scoring, perfect to take with you when using TILLS on the job and as a quick reference for trainees.

Series: TILLS

Author: Nickola Nelson, Elena Plante, Nancy Helm-Estabrooks, Gillian Hotz

Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Year Published: 2016

Grade: age6-18

Format: KIT

Components: Examiner's Practice Workbook; Practice Kit Downloads: The audio files and normative data tables needed to complete the scoring of the exercises in the Examiner's Practice Workbook (downloaded with a special code that is provided to the purchaser); Examiner Record Form (pack of 3); Quick Start Guide.

Target: speech-language pathologists, special educators, reading specialists, learning disability specialist