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Relation between phonological awareness and phonological disorders in children in 1st grade of basic education

PURPOSE: to assess the relationship between phonological awareness and phonological deviations. METHODS: this study was performed with 34 children from both genders, where 17 showed changes in the phonological aspect and 17 none, with ages ranging from 6 to 8 years, students in the first grade in a state and a municipal school in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The children were evaluated in order to check their phonological deviation through the ABFW Phonology Test, and to evaluate the phonological awareness through the CONFIAS Test. RESULTS: the age average was 7.18 ± 0.52, predominantly females 18 (2.9%). There was no statistical difference when compared to the variable phonological deviation with the performance of the children in the CONFIAS Test, either in the sum concerning levels of syllables or phonemes (P=0.81 and P=0.53, respectively). In only one sub-test, the syllabic segmentation (P=0.03), a difference appeared. When stratified in relation to gender, the groups did not differ, however when compared by type of school (state vs. municipal school) significant differences were found with the CONFIAS Test in the production of a word with a given syllable (P=0.002) and in the production of rhyme (P=0.031). CONCLUSION: the occurrence of phonological deviation in children from the first grade in school did not interfere in their performance in items related to phonological awareness.

Child Language; Speech; Linguistics


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