How to score and interpret the Written Expression subtest on TILLS

Competent writers can express the same content in many ways, using varied syntactic structures, and selecting and spelling words accurately. Read More

Quickly and reliably screen students for language/literacy disorders—including dyslexia

Early identification of students who are struggling with language and/or literacy is a key component to improving academic outcomes. Read More

Identify dyslexia using TILLS

Webinar participants will learn how to use an evidence-based assessment model and the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS) to decide whether a school-age student’s (ages 6-18 yrs) TILLS profile is consistent with a diagnosis of dyslexia or is a better fit to other types of language/literacy disorder. Read More

Using the TILLS Practice Kit to support your instruction in language/literacy assessment

This webinar will provide an overview of how to use the TILLS Practice Kit to help faculty teach pre-service professionals (e.g., future speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, special education resource personnel, and school psychologists) some principles and practices of individualized, standardized assessment. Read More

How to get the most out of TILLS

This webinar focuses on using design features unique to TILLS that allow you to assess a student’s oral and written language using a scientifically sound quadrant model. Read More

TILLS Correction

Since the publication of TILLS in 2015, we have identified three errors that need to be corrected in your TILLS Examiner’s Manual. Please download this document for a full explanation of each correction and instructions on how to mark the changes in your manual. Feel free to contact Brookes Publishing if you have any questions. Read More

The 15 Subtests of the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS)

This handy graphic lists each of the 15 subtests that comprise TILLS with a description of its function, the student task, and a sample item. 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

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