Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers
ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of this study is to characterize the phonological skills of low-income preschool children in a city in the Natal in the Northeast, Brazil. Methods The researchers assessed the phonological skills of 90 children (from 5 to 6:11) in early childhood education in three pub...
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| description | ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of this study is to characterize the phonological skills of low-income preschool children in a city in the Natal in the Northeast, Brazil. Methods The researchers assessed the phonological skills of 90 children (from 5 to 6:11) in early childhood education in three public schools located in regions of social and economic vulnerability. The evaluators used the phonology subtests of the Test of Childhood language (ABFW) children's language test. In addition to performing the standard analysis they examined the following: Phonological Processes (PP), Percentage of Correct Consonants (PCC), Percentage of Correct Consonants Revised (PCC-R), and Process Density Index (PDI). The Spearman's Correlation Coefficient test was used to analyze for correlations among the PCC, PCC-R, and PDI. Results According to the cutoff values of children who speak Brazilian Portuguese (BP), adequacy of the PCC and PCC-R values was observed in most participants (PCC: 82 children - 91.1%; PCC-R: 87 children - 94.6%). The processes of liquid simplification (LS), consonant clusters simplification (CCS), final consonant simplification (FCS) were productive of which the CCS (32.2%) and FCS (20%) are still expected for age and LS are not. There was a robust negative correlation between the variables PCC x PDI and PCC-R x PDI. Conclusion Most children showed adequate phonological development. Variations were observed in syllabic segments, especially in the coda, which reflect the influence of regional linguistic differences. The evidence obtained regarding the phonological performance of children within this region contributes to a more accurate speech-language diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64f5a6c4fb2d4f64abef426795f6cba52023-09-19T07:40:51ZengSociedade Brasileira de FonoaudiologiaCoDAS2317-17822023-09-0135610.1590/2317-1782/20232022189Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolersMaria Helena da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1529-6567Haydée Fiszbein Wertznerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-1077Charles Hayneshttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-7005-9977Cíntia Alves Salgado Azonihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2175-9676ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of this study is to characterize the phonological skills of low-income preschool children in a city in the Natal in the Northeast, Brazil. Methods The researchers assessed the phonological skills of 90 children (from 5 to 6:11) in early childhood education in three public schools located in regions of social and economic vulnerability. The evaluators used the phonology subtests of the Test of Childhood language (ABFW) children's language test. In addition to performing the standard analysis they examined the following: Phonological Processes (PP), Percentage of Correct Consonants (PCC), Percentage of Correct Consonants Revised (PCC-R), and Process Density Index (PDI). The Spearman's Correlation Coefficient test was used to analyze for correlations among the PCC, PCC-R, and PDI. Results According to the cutoff values of children who speak Brazilian Portuguese (BP), adequacy of the PCC and PCC-R values was observed in most participants (PCC: 82 children - 91.1%; PCC-R: 87 children - 94.6%). The processes of liquid simplification (LS), consonant clusters simplification (CCS), final consonant simplification (FCS) were productive of which the CCS (32.2%) and FCS (20%) are still expected for age and LS are not. There was a robust negative correlation between the variables PCC x PDI and PCC-R x PDI. Conclusion Most children showed adequate phonological development. Variations were observed in syllabic segments, especially in the coda, which reflect the influence of regional linguistic differences. The evidence obtained regarding the phonological performance of children within this region contributes to a more accurate speech-language diagnosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822023000600310&tlng=enSpeechPhonologyChild LanguagePovertyChild DevelopmentSpeech, Language and Hearing Sciences |
| spellingShingle | Maria Helena da Silva Haydée Fiszbein Wertzner Charles Haynes Cíntia Alves Salgado Azoni Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers CoDAS Speech Phonology Child Language Poverty Child Development Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences |
| title | Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers |
| title_full | Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers |
| title_short | Characterization of the phonological system in low-income Brazilian preschoolers |
| title_sort | characterization of the phonological system in low income brazilian preschoolers |
| topic | Speech Phonology Child Language Poverty Child Development Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences |
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