Test of Language Development

TOLD-I5

Type: Language Assessment Authors:

David D. Hammill
Phyllis L.
Newcomer

Publisher:
Purpose: Year: 2019
-measures receptive, organizational, Cost: $307
and expressive competencies in the
major component of linguistics Sensitivity:
-provides reliable comparative indexes Specificity:
of language strengths and
weaknesses
-is brief enough that examiner and
student fatigue are minimal
-uses norms based on a large stratified
sample of English speakers
Normative Population (if applicable):
School-age children
Age Range:
8:0 - 17:11

Testing time: 35 to 50
minutes

Composite Scores:
Composite score can
be calculated;
Listening, Organizing,
Speaking, Grammar,
Semantics, Spoken
Language

Subtests: Sentence
Combining, Picture
Vocabulary, Word
Ordering, Relational
Vocabulary,
Morphological
Comprehension,
Multiple Meanings

Interpretable subtests: Yes No N/A

Multiple forms: Yes No
 Test of Language Development
TOLD-I5

Pros: $307- includes test, manual, and 25 Cons:

record booklets, relatively short - Only offered in English, difficult to
administration time, online scoring find sensitivity and specificity
available, updated in 2017 to be more
racially and ethnically sensitive, can help
determine strengths and weaknesses, high
reliability, high validity