{"product_id":"9781598579093","title":"Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS) Technical Manual","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis concise manual presents the powerful research and technical data behind the \u003cb\u003eTest of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills™ (TILLS™). \u003c\/b\u003eProfessionals 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etest development using item response theory (IRT) procedures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emeasurements of validity for each of the three purposes of TILLS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevidence 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe documenting of patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses and tracking change over time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTILLS sensitivity and specificity levels, broken down into 9 age bands meaningful to the development of language and literacy skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estrong reliability evidence for intra-class stability, inter-scorer reliability, and test-retest reliability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe assessment process to remove or minimize item-level bias and subtest-level bias\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhen to adjust cut scores for identifying language and literacy disorders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout TILLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEST OF INTEGRATED LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SKILLS (TILLS)\u003c\/b\u003e 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo identify language and literacy disorders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo document patterns of relative strengths and weaknesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo track changes in language and literacy skills over time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brookespublishing.com\/tills\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Learn more about TILLS and explore the key benefits.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTest of Integrated Language \u0026amp; Literacy Skills™ and TILLS™ are trademarks of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036963094768,"sku":"9781598579093","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598579093_p0.jpg?v=1763813160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598579093","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}