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| Author(s): |
Thaís Freire
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Bauru. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB) |
| Defense date: | 2014-03-28 |
| Examining board members: |
Patricia Abreu Pinheiro Crenitte;
Cíntia Alves Salgado Azoni;
Maria de Lourdes Merighi Tabaquim
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| Advisor: | Patricia Abreu Pinheiro Crenitte |
| Abstract | |
The learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder characterized by deficits on cognitive-linguistic processing that impair the learning of reading, writing and mathematical reasoning. Studies reinforce the necessity of speech therapy aimed to LD population. The phonological remediation programs are adopted as an alternative for the treatment of LD. These programs focus on metalinguistic skills and the instruction of letter-sound relationship, essential to learning the writing system. It´s also recommended the association between phonological strategies with reading and writing skills. Considering the above, the main objective of this work was to verify the effects of a phonological remediation program associated with reading and writing strategies in children with LD. It was also evaluated the applicability of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials (CAEP) P1-N1-2 complex as indicators of therapeutic progress. There were selected 20 students in the age of 8-14 years, both genders, diagnosed with LD by an interdisciplinary team of FOB-USP. The students were divided into 2 groups: experimental group (10 students) and control group (10 students). The EG was submitted to the remediation program to be compared with GC which initially did not receive the intervention. The groups were evaluated pre and post the remediation program to verify their performances. The activities of the remediation program were implemented in 24 sessions (individual sessions, performed 2 times per week, lasting 50 minutes). The results revealed that cognitive-linguistic performance of the intervention group was statistically superior (p<0.05) compared with the group not submitted to remediation program in all abilities assessed, except in visual memory, whose CG also showed progress. Therefore, it was observed that phonological remediation program associated with reading and writing was able to promote significant results in phonological processing, visual memory, reading (speed and comprehension) and writing (words, invented words and text production). With respect to CAEP, there was significant difference between the groups just for the latency value of P1 component. Considering that changes in P1 were observed just in the intervention group it is noted that latency values of this component were influenced by the remediation program. Therefore, it appears that remediation program, conducted in the present study, promoted significant improvements on cognitive-linguistic skills of students with LD, which can be monitored through the P1 component of CAEP. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/13562-4 - Remediation program in school children with learning disorders: the applicability of long latency auditory evoked potencials |
| Grantee: | Thais Freire |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |