title: [Assessment of word finding skills in the discourse of adolescents].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Relation between the abilities of word finding and reading.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Application of a word finding test to the discourse of two groups of adolescents which differed in their abilities to comprehend written texts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Application of the Test of Word Finding Discourse in 20 participants (group 1 = 10 e group II = 10).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no difference between the groups regarding the global word finding index; as for specific behaviors, word substitution was statistically significant and did differentiate the groups; as for the comparison with American standards, the use of unspecific words was statistically significant; the expected linear decrease for all of the behaviors was not observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A linear and reciprocal relation between word finding and difficulties in reading does not exist.
authors.affiliation: Mestre em Ciências na Area de Fisiopatologia Experimental da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP). mlcdaherp@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Mara Ligia Costa Daher
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Picarone
authors.forename: Claudia Regina Furquim
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000849:Anomia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D012660:Semantics; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis