Test identification
| Name of test | Test of Written Language – Fourth Edition |
| Version | Fourth Edition |
| Previous version(s) | TOWL-3 |
| Subjects | Literacy |
| Summary | Assesses the conventional, linguistic, and conceptual aspects of writing. Composite scores for overall writing, contrived writing, and spontaneous writing. |
Assessment screening
| Subscales | Vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, logical sentences, sentence combining, contextual conventions, story composition. |
| Authors | Donald D. Hammill, Stephen C. Larsen |
| Publisher | Pro-Ed |
| Test source | https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Speech-%26-Language/Test-of-Written-Language-%7C-Fourth-Edition/p/100000083.html |
| Guidelines available? | Yes |
| Norm-referenced scores. | Yes |
| Age range | 9–17;11 years |
| Key Stage(s) applicable to | KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5 |
| UK standardisation sample | No |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| Re-norming date | N/a |
Eligibility
| Note whether shortlisted, and reasons why not if relevant | No UK standardisation available |