Assessment of verbal comprehension and auditory memory processes in children aging five to eight years old

• Grant number: 05/04596-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2006
• End date: February 28, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Vera Lúcia Garcia
• Grantee: Rafaela Marques di Giulio
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to describe the performance of children aged 5 and 8 years old in tests to evaluate the understanding of verbal tasks. Two hundred children will be evaluated aged between 5 and 8 years, with normal language and learning development. These individuals will be evaluated from adapted orders proposed by De Renzi & Vignolo (1962) and Di Simoni (1978), who composed the five parts of the Token Test. It will also be applied an auditory sequence memory test of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistics Abilities – ITPA adapted to Portuguese by Bogossian & Santos (1977). The results will be analyzed and submitted to statistic analysis. (AU)