[Performance of school children with specific reading disabilities in a remediation program].
BACKGROUND
Specific reading disability is caused by disruptions in the language abilities.


OBJECTIVE
To characterize the neurological, cognitive and phonological performances of scholars with specific reading disabilities pre and post a remediation program.


METHODS
Group I consisted of ten scholars with specific reading disability who did not undergo the remediation program. Group II consisted of ten scholars with specific reading disabilities who took part in the proposed program. Neurological, psychological and phonological evaluations were made, as well as a test of scholastic performance and of reading and writing before and after the program.


RESULTS
The scholars who underwent the remediation program demonstrated improvements in their neurological and cognitive performances and also in the processing of phonological information.


CONCLUSIONS
Favoring of the emergence of phonological and syntactic awareness after the remediation program.
Capellini
Simone Aparecida
SA
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, Marília. sacap@uol.com.br
Padula
Niura Aparecida de Moura Ribeiro
NA
Ciasca
Sylvia Maria
SM
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010700:Phonetics; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013334:Students