title: [Simplified auditory processing test and difficulties in reading and spelling].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Auditory processing disorders and difficulties in reading and spelling.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the answers presented by children with reading and spelling disorders in a simplified auditory processing test and in a four sequential syllables memory test.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants of this study were 9 children who attended a special program at school, with no hearing impairments and with no history of neurologic and/or psyquiatric disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant relation was found between reading and spelling difficulties, and failing in the four sequential syllable memory test and instrumental sounds tasks, demonstrating that these tasks were efficient in detecting this type of difficulties.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A relation exists between auditory processing and reading and spelling difficulties.
authors.affiliation: Especialista em Linguagem pela Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP), São Paulo. thatianafurbeta@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Thatiana Del Carlo
authors.initials: Tdel C
authors.lastname: Furbeta
authors.forename: Ana Clara Naufel
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Felippe
mesh_terms: D000381:Agraphia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011932:Reading; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014956:Writing