CTOPP2 - Product Range, Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Second Edition

CTOPP2 - Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing

Popular with professionals in psychology and education, the CTOPP2 assessment is designed to measure reading-related phonological processing skills.

What are the outcomes?

CTOPP2 has four principal outcomes which are to:

• identify individuals who are significantly below their peers in important phonological abilities
• determine strengths and weaknesses among developed phonological processes
• document individuals' progress in phonological processing as a consequence of special intervention programs
• serve as a measurement device in research studies investigating phonological processing.

What's included?

Items you will find in the full kit include:

• Examiner’s Manual
• 25 Examiner Record Booklets for ages 4-6
• 25 Examiner Record Booklets for ages 7-24
• Picture Book
• online access to supplemental material
• all in a sturdy storage box.

Supplementary Products

Description

CTOPP2 comprises of the following composites:

Phonological Awareness Composite Score (PACS) 

Provides a standard scores of three subtests; Elision, Blending Words, and Sound Matching for 4 through 6 year olds. As well as, Elision, Blending Words, and Phoneme Isolation for 7 through 24 year olds. It examines the awareness of and access to the phonological structure of oral language.

Phonological Memory Composite Score (PMCS)

Offers a standard scores of two subtests - Memory for Digits and Nonword Repetition for all individuals. The PMCS represents the examinee's ability to code information phonologically for temporary storage in working or short-term memory.

The Rapid Symbolic Naming Composite Score (RSNCS) 

Sets the standard scores of two subtests; Rapid Digit Naming and Rapid Letter Naming – for all individuals. The RSNCS measures the examinee’s ability to include efficient retrieval of phonological information from long-term or permanent memory and execute a sequence of operations quickly and repeatedly.

Rapid Non-Symbolic Naming Composite Score (RNNCS) 

Gives a standard scores of two subtests; Rapid Color Naming and Rapid Object Naming and offers an alternative for young children, ages 4 through 6 year olds, not familiar with letters and numbers. The RNNCS measures the examinee’s ability to include efficient retrieval of phonological information from long-term or permanent memory and executing a sequence of operations quickly and repeatedly using objects and colors.

The Alternate Phonological Awareness Composite Score (APACS)

Provides an alternate composite for measuring phonological awareness is available for 7 through 24 year olds. It is formed by combining the scaled scores from Blending Nonwords and Segmenting Nonwords.  The APACS measures the examinee’s phonological awareness exclusively with nonwords

Authors: Richard K. Wagner, Joseph K. Torgesen, Carol A. Rashotte, and Nils A. Pearson

Ages: 4-0 through 24-11

Testing Time: 40 minutes

Administration: Individual

Published Date: 2013

Publisher: Pro-ed

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