User’s Manual for the Quick Interactive Language Screener™ (QUILS™)

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 fun and fast web-based screening tool that helps you evaluate whether children are making language progress appropriate for their age group. Measuring both the what and the how of language learning, QUILS looks at three areas critical to language development and later academic success: vocabulary, syntax, and process.

The QUILS User's Manual includes all the information you need to conduct the QUILS screener effectively in early childhood settings with children ages 3 through 5 years. You’ll get:a helpful introduction to QUILS, including why and how it was developed and what it measuresin-depth exploration of the three areas screened with QUILSa comprehensive walk-through of the QUILS websitestep-by-step guide to conducting the screening, including tips on ensuring children's eligibility, setting up a Student Record, and working with children effectively during the screening processdetailed guidelines on scoring, reporting, and follow-upfive case studies that illuminate QUILS in practicea summary of the research and evidence base for QUILSWith this clear and concise manual, you’ll have the background and guidance you need to use QUILS successfully in your early childhood program—and identify children with potential language delays as early as possible.