ABSTRACT
Purpose
To develop an assessment script to observe hearing and central auditory processing in preschool children.
Methods
To The script was prepared based on a search in the Scielo databases and in the library of a university in the state of São Paulo using the following keywords: “central auditory processing”, “hearing and language”, “auditory processing disorders”, “auditory processing in preschool children”, and “vocabulary assessment”, resulting in the selection of fourteen articles and two books. Then, questions related to auditory development and a script for assessing central auditory processing were prepared.
Results
The script consists of eight parts, namely: Identification and Anamnesis, Information about Mother and Pregnancy, Complaints, Auditory Development, Language Development, Motor Development, Simplified Auditory Processing Evaluation and Behavioral Audiological Assessment.
Conclusion
The script is essential, given the lack of screening instruments in the literature for central auditory processing in preschool children that thoroughly investigate the entire process that permeates the auditory and language development of children aged 43 to 47 months.
Keywords:
Audiology; Speech Therapy; Language Development; Child Development; Preschool