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Hearing discrimination abilities in children with phonological disorders
Beatriz dos Santos-Carvalho1, Helena Bolli Mota, Márcia Keske-Soares
1Fonoaudióloga, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil. fgabeatriz@yahoo.com.br
Pro-Fono : Revista De Atualizacao Cientifica
|November 25, 2010
Summary
Children with phonological disorders often struggle with hearing discrimination, impacting speech sound development. This difficulty can worsen with age and disorder severity, suggesting a link between auditory skills and speech clarity.
Area of Science:
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Auditory Processing
Background:
- Phonological disorders significantly affect children's speech sound development.
- Hearing discrimination abilities are crucial for accurate speech production.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess hearing discrimination in children with phonological disorders undergoing treatment.
- To determine if phoneme errors align with discrimination difficulties.
- To explore relationships between hearing discrimination, age, gender, and disorder severity.
Main Methods:
- Evaluated 41 children (4-8.2 years) using the Picture Test for Hearing Discrimination and Phonological Assessment.
- Analyzed data for correlations with gender, age, and phonological disorder severity.
Main Results:
- No significant gender differences in hearing discrimination were found.
- Performance on the hearing discrimination test correlated positively with age.
- Increased phonological disorder severity was associated with more non-discriminated phonemes.
Conclusions:
- Hearing discrimination deficits may cause or exacerbate phonological disorders in some children.
- Auditory processing plays a role in the development and severity of phonological disorders.
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