Comparação entre a terapia fonológica isolada ou associada ao treinamento auditivo computadorizado na reabilitação dos transtornos fonológicos em crianças

Abstract

Introduction: The auditory training is an intervention method used to improve the performance of auditory skills, aiming to enhance the processing of sound information. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of central auditory processing stimulation in the rehabilitation of phonological disorders. Method: A case study of six children aged between 6:00 and 7:11 diagnosed with phonological disorder. All children underwent speech-language assessment, with specific assessment of phonology through the Child’s Phonological Assessment (Yavas, Hernandorena e Lamprecht, 2002) and temporal processing skills through the temporal ordering and resolution tests, before and after therapy. All subjects underwent 25 therapy sessions, with three subjects undergoing only phonological therapy (study group 1 - SG1), and the other three went through phonological therapy associated with computerized auditory training (study group 2 - SG2), using the software Escuta Ativa. Results: There was no statistically significant difference when comparing the results of performance in tasks concerning the perception of the pho-nological system and the temporal processing in the same tests (set of tasks of listening skills) applied before and after therapy of SG1 with SG2. However, there was an improvement in the performance of temporal processing tests for SG2. Conclusion: Phonological therapy combined with computerized auditory training in children with phonological disorders did not show a statistically different difference, however it did influence the increase in the performance of temporal processing tests in these children when compared to the isolated use of phonological therapy.