PURPOSE:
to verify and correlate between each other, the performance of the children with Phonological Disorder and with Typical Phonological Development in the evaluation of the Stomatognathic System and in tests being evaluated yours orofacial praxis abilities.
METHODS:
the sample consisted of 50 children, of both genders, with ages between four and eight years, with Phonological Disorder and with Typical Phonological Development. It was realized the phonological evaluation through the instrument of the Phonological Evaluation of Children. Then, it has applied the Protocol of the Stomatognathic System and the protocol The Orofacial Praxis Test to evaluate the orofacial praxis abilities. The data had been tabulated and submitted the statistical treatment, considering p<0,05.
RESULTS:
with regard to Stomatognathic System, statistics difference between the groups was observed only whistles in it, contraction and vibration of lips and vibration of tongue, with lower performance of the children with Phonological Disorder. The same was observed to posture of tongue in the suction. The averages gotten in the praxis abilities tasks carried through after Imitation had been better that after Verbal Request, for all the ages. Still, the children with lower age had more alterations that the biggest, and also the children with Phonological Disorder had more difficulties that the children without speech alterations.
CONCLUSION:
the children with Phonological Disorder present more alterations of Stomatognathic System and the praxis abilities that those with Typical Phonological Development, with improvement of the same with the advance of the age and been relationship with the speech alterations.
Stomatognathic System; Speech; Child; Speech Disorders; Articulation Disorders
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