CTOPP Scoring for Children with Speech Sound Disorders

by Nicole

I am a student giving my first assessment on Monday. I have looked through the CTOPP 2 and TOWRE 2 manuals over and over but I cannot figure out if children who have speech sound errors are scored.

For example, if the child consistently says /f/ for /th/ would they be marked correct or incorrect for saying "free" instead of "three". Since these are not tests of articulation, I would think they would be marked as correct, but I cannot find any evidence for this in the manual or online.

I'm in contact with my supervisor and she wants me to keep looking for evidence so I was hoping reaching out to an SLP would be a good resource.

Thank you!

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Sep 19, 2018
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by: Anonymous

I am having the same problem! I would like a definitive answer from the CTOPP developers as well!
I have the same thoughts that if the child consistently substitutes a sound she shows she recognizes the need for the sound even though she may not be able to produce it. I will score the CTOPP-3 twice: first without counting those errors as wrong and then again as if they were wrong to see the difference. I will give this information in the report with the associated rationale. When we meet as a team I can have input from other professionals on the team, look at her performance in other areas of her education and then we can make the best decisions for that child.
May 15, 2018
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by: Anonymous

Hello, did you ever receive a response to this? I have the same question.
Thank you!

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