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Organized with a clear framework and student-friendly learning supports, this textbook helps graduate and undergraduate students gain essential knowledge that can inform, and transform, their work with children who need special assistance to acquire language and literacy abilities to meet multiple communication and learning needs.

Featuring content and questions that encourage deeper thinking about the nature of disordered and normal development, this text makes assessment and intervention practices relevant to contexts of home, classroom, and peer interactions. In particular, readers will learn to draw on multiple sources of input to develop an assessment picture for a child at any age and stage of development as a person with unique strengths and needs, coming from a particular cultural-linguistic background, and with concerns that may be attributed to a particular known or unknown but suspected set of etiological factors. Additionally, readers will learn to plan interventions that target developmentally appropriate outcomes in spoken and written language and to apply techniques that are informed by varied theoretical perspectives and a growing evidence base.

This text is organized into three sections that are designed to promote understanding of: (1) basic concepts, taxonomies, policies, and procedures that can inform other decisions; (2) implications of common etiologies (e.g., primary language impairment/learning disability, hearing impairment, autism spectrum disorders, mental retardation/cognitive impairment; acquired neurological impairment) for modifying assessment and intervention practices; and (3) appropriate assessment and intervention procedures across developmental language and literacy ages, stages, and targets. Instructors can guide students through the sections and chapters, review and practice material, and extended exercises, so students can gain confidence they will know what to do when facing diverse populations of real children in a variety of settings.

Although the book is written primarily for students in speech-language pathology, it draws on the author’s experience working in schools and classrooms with general and special education teachers and other interdisciplinary team members and can be used with (or by) members of other disciplines and by practitioners as well as students. The ultimate beneficiaries of this book should be children and adolescents who grow up with improved abilities to communicate, read, write, listen, and speak because they received services from professionals who knew what they were doing and why.

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.

For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills® (TILLS®) 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® (TILLS®), 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® (TILLS®) 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 standardizationvalidity and reliability of TILLScontrol for biasnames and locations of test administrators who contributed data during the various phases of test developmentnames and affiliations of scientific experts, practicing clinicians, and parents of children with disabilities who contributed to the test design and formatA 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® (TILLS®) 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® (TILLS®) Examiner's Kit, the Student Response Form is a booklet students use to record their responses on the following four TILLS subtests:Nonword SpellingReading ComprehensionFollowing DirectionsWritten ExpressionOne 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® (TILLS®) 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® (TILLS®) 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® (TILLS®) 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® (TILLS®) Examiner's Kit, the TILLS USB Drive contains:the digital audio files that TILLS users need to administer the Nonword Repetition and Nonword Spelling subtestsdigital files that demonstrate examiner pronunciations for the Phonemic Awareness and Nonword Reading subtestsexamples of students' oral responses for use with the Examiner's Practice WorkbookOne 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® (TILLS®) 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™ 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™ 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™ 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 Forms Set contains a pack of 25 Examiner Record Forms and pack of 25 Student Response Forms. One Examiner Record Form and one Student Response Form is required for each student who takes the TILLS.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.The Student Response Form is a booklet students use to record their responses on the following four TILLS subtests:Nonword SpellingReading ComprehensionFollowing DirectionsWritten ExpressionThe TILLS Form Set is part of the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills™ (TILLS™), 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.Here is a link to a video introducing TILLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJh9qtkkLQs