Early identification and intervention on language deficits and behavioral difficulties in early childhood education

Abstract

This project had the aim of detecting and intervening in difficulties of language and behavior in children at the age of three and four. A hundred seventy-eight children were assessed in behavior, expressive and receptive vocabulary and in central auditory processing. 84 children constituted the experimental group and were engaged in an intervention for the development and refinement of language and management of behavior problems through activities developed in software used in tablets, concrete games and orientation provided to their parents and teachers by a professional team composed by speech therapists, psychologists and psycho pedagogues. Posttest analysis indicated significant difference between the vocabulary and language scores, suggesting that this model of early assessment and intervention can be a successful strategy in school environments.

Protocolo de avaliação de habilidades pragmáticas de crianças com transtornos do espectro do autismo

“…Na análise individual de cada questão, menos da metade das questões (1,2,3,5,12,16,19,20,22,23,24, 25 e 27) possibilitou a identificação de diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os dois momentos de coleta de dados.…”

“…Sem dúvida, uma área em que o volume de estudos abordando as questões funcionais da comunicação é muito significativo é a que envolve os transtornos do espectro do autismo (TEA). Nessa área, diversos estudos já haviam sido publicados ainda no século passado e continuaram a fornecer evidências científicas para o diagnóstico fonoaudiológico com essa população (2) e para o delineamento e o acompanhamento de processos terapêuticos em linguagem e comunicação.…”