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[Assessment of word finding skills in the discourse of adolescents]
Mara Ligia Costa Daher Picarone1, Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade
1Mestre em Ciências na Area de Fisiopatologia Experimental da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP). mlcdaherp@ig.com.br
Background:
Relation between the abilities of word finding and reading.
Aim:
Application of a word finding test to the discourse of two groups of adolescents which differed in their abilities to comprehend written texts.
Method:
Application of the Test of Word Finding Discourse in 20 participants (group 1 = 10 e group II = 10).
Results:
There was no difference between the groups regarding the global word finding index; as for specific behaviors, word substitution was statistically significant and did differentiate the groups; as for the comparison with American standards, the use of unspecific words was statistically significant; the expected linear decrease for all of the behaviors was not observed.
Conclusion:
A linear and reciprocal relation between word finding and difficulties in reading does not exist.
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