To check phonological memory in the TILLS framework, what type of tasks are used?

• A. Remembering numbers in order and reversing their order
• B. Recalling sight words
• C. Copying sentences exactly
• D. Sorting pictures by category

Answer: (A)

Phonological memory is the ability to temporarily hold and mentally manipulate the sound structure of language. In the TILLS framework, tasks that require you to repeat a spoken sequence and then transform it test this capacity. Remembering numbers in order and reversing their order does exactly that: you must store the digits as sounds and either reproduce them or rearrange them, which shows how well you can maintain and manipulate phonological information. Recalling sight words relies on stored orthographic representations, not on phonological storage. Copying sentences exactly taps visual-motor reproduction and syntax, not phonological memory. Sorting pictures by category measures semantic knowledge and organization, not phonological memory. So the digit-sequence recall (forward and backward) best captures phonological memory in this framework.