Quick Interactive Language Screener™ (QUILS™)

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Early identification is the first step to helping young children with language delays improve their skills—proficiencies that are so important to later reading success. But how do you find the children who might need help? It's simple with the Quick Interactive Language Screener™ (QUILS™), a one-of-a-kind tool that helps you evaluate whether children are making language progress appropriate for their age group.

Administered during the regular day, typically one child at a time in a quiet area of the classroom, the QUILS is a helpful addition to kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) and an ideal tool for use in individual classrooms or centers. The format ensures standardized delivery for each child, while automatically generated scores save time for busy teachers—providing cut scores by age level, standard scores, percentile ranks, and reports to share with colleagues and families. And this game-like interactive measure is so much fun, children might even ask if they can do it again!

• Vocabulary: This area looks at word knowledge. Do children know the words they hear on the QUILS?
• Syntax: This area looks at how words go together in sentences. For example, how do children understand questions that begin with where, when, and how?
• Process: This area looks at skill in learning new words and grammar structures. How good are children at learning language items when they are new?

$139.95 Annual Subscription
Your annual QUILS subscription gives you access to a website that includes the screener; an online User’s Manual and Quick Start Guide; student, parent, and group reports; and activities and tips that support language development.

Once your purchase has been processed, you will receive your QUILS login information within 12 business hours via email.

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QUILS at a glance

What is the age range?
Ages 3 through 6 years

In what settings is it used?
Early childhood settings: public and private preschools, Head Start, child care programs

Who completes it?
The child, with minimal supervision from a teacher, paraprofessional, classroom aide, parent, or other classroom volunteer

How is it administered?
On any tablet, laptop, or desktop with touchscreen technology and Internet access

Who uses the results?
Early childhood educators and administrators, reading specialists, literacy coaches, speech-language pathologists, psychologists

How long does the screener take?
Approximately 15–20 minutes

What is the number of items on the screener?
48 items

What is the research base?
Psychometric studies have established the reliability and validity for QUILS and ensured that all items are culturally neutral

Learn more about QUILS.

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