Can the Ctopp diagnose dyslexia?
You are very astute. The short answer to your question is yes – someone can absolutely score well on the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing – 2 (CTOPP-2) and be dyslexic.
Does dyslexia affect phonological awareness?
Children with dyslexia often have poor phonological awareness, which is seen as an important predictor of their poor reading abilities (Boets et al., 2010).
What is the phonological theory of dyslexia?
The phonological theory postulates that dyslexics have a specific impairment in the representation, storage and/or retrieval of speech sounds.
How do you test for phonological memory?
Phonological working memory is assessed using ‘digit span’, ‘digit span-running’, and ‘nonword repetition’ tasks. The ‘digit span’ task requires children to repeat lists that vary in length from 2-8 digits. This task is presented to children in the context of playing a copycat game with a robot.
What does Ctopp-2 assess?
CTOPP-2 is a measure of phonological awarenes, phonological memory, and naming. The assessment features all new normative data and a new phonological awareness subtest: Phoneme Isolation.
Who can administer Ctopp?
The following table outlines what each individual User Levels can access:
| User Level | Profession | ACCESS PRODUCTS WITH THESE LEVELS |
|---|---|---|
| C | Registered Psychologist | ABC |
| B | Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Special Education Teacher*, Human Resources Professional, Psychiatrist, Paediatrician | AB |
| A | Teacher, Admin, Social Workers | A |
What are the 5 phonological processing components that may be affected by dyslexia?
There are signs that a child may have phonological dyslexia:
- Difficulty learning sounds made by letters and/or letter combinations.
- Difficulty sounding out unfamiliar words (decoding)
- Slow reading.
- Difficulty with spelling.
- Difficulty recognizing familiar words in new contexts.
- Avoiding reading activities.
Is phonological processing the same as phonological awareness?
Phonological processing is the use of the sounds of one’s language (i.e., phonemes) to process spoken and written language (Wagner & Torgesen, 1987). The broad category of phonological processing includes phonological awareness, phonological working memory, and phonological retrieval.
What causes phonological dyslexia?
Cause. The cause is believed to stem from a difference in brain areas associated with processing the sounds of language. Phonologic dyslexics are tapping brain regions which are less efficient at processing phonemes and recognizing words by sight in comparison to efficient readers.
What are the main theories of dyslexia?
Four major theories of developmental dyslexia are discussed: the phonological deficit theory, the double-deficit theory, the magnocellular theory, and the cerebellar theory.
How is Ctopp scored?
The CTOPP measures phonological awareness and processing necessary for accurate and fluent word recognition and spelling. The average standard score is 8-10 for the subtests and 100 for the composite scores.
What is the Ctopp?
Product Details. CTOPP-2 is a measure of phonological awarenes, phonological memory, and naming. The assessment features all new normative data and a new phonological awareness subtest: Phoneme Isolation.