ToPP is designed to assess the 3 types of symbolic play:

• substituting one object for another object or person 

• attributing an imagined property to an object or person 

• reference to an absent object, person or substance 

ToPP can be used with a wide variety of children to:

• assess a child's level of conceptual development and ability to use symbols (in measuring both these ToPP also measures important aspects of a child's readiness to develop language) 

• indicate a child's imaginative ability and creativity 

• indicate a child's emotional status 

• assess developmental difficulties.

ToPP presents two versions of the test using structured conditions:

• non-verbal version - children up to three years and older children with insufficient comprehension to follow the language used in the verbal version 

• verbal version - children of 3 years and above. 

ToPP has been co-normed with the PLS-3UK to enable direct comparison between the two measures.

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