[Working memory in children with phonological deviation].
BACKGROUND
working memory.


OBJECTIVE
to verify the performance of children with normal speech development (NSD) and with evolutional phonological deviation (EPD), in tasks which demand the use of working memory.


METHODS
as a research instrument, subtest 5 of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistics Abilities (ITPA) was used, as well as the meaningless word repetition test. The answers were analyzed based on the results of the digit repetition test and the meaningless word repetition test, comparing the performance of both groups.


RESULTS
when comparing the groups, it was verified that the performance of children with EPD is lower than children with NSD in both of the analyzed tests.


CONCLUSIONS
the obtainded results confirm that the working memory is fundamental for the development of speech and for the phoneme choice when producing words.
Linassi
Lisiane Zorzella
LZ
Fonoaudióloga, Mestre em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana pela, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. llinassi@zaz.com.br
Keske-Soares
Marcia
M
Mota
Helena Bolli
HB
D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement / Q000379:methods; D014705:Verbal Behavior