title: Preparation and applicability of a test of speech perception with pictures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To prepare and apply support material for responses to the Speech Recognition Percentage Index (SRPI) test in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a descriptive, exploratory study conducted in two phases: in the first phase, 31 speech-language pathologists (referees) prepared material composed of regular, frequently used monosyllabic and disyllabic words belonging to the vocabulary of children and figures that could represent these words; the second phase consisted in the application of this material to 30 normal-hearing children aged 2 to 4 years and 11 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The material consisted of 25 words and six boards with six figures each. The word selection criterion adopted by the referees included the initial phoneme and real, colorful figures familiar to the children. The mean scores of the children in the SRPI test were 93% (SD ± 8%) with the support of figures and 64% (SD ± 25%) without figure support. Comparison between the results obtained with and without the support of figures showed significant difference for 15 of the 25 test words, with higher scores with the use of supporting figures. Comparison between correct and incorrect responses using the support of figures showed significant difference only for the word "dog" ("cão") (p=0.0079).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was agreement among the referees with respect to the words and figures. The SRPI test can be rapidly and easily applied, allowing evaluation and systematic monitoring of speech perception ability regardless of child verbalization capacity.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo - USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Laís Flavia de
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Hospital Estadual de Ribeirão Preto - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Gabriela Rosito Alvarez Bernardez
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.affiliation: Hospital Estadual de Ribeirão Preto - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Lúcia Rios
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - FMRP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Nelma Ellen
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Zamberlan-Amorim
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo - USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010700:Phonetics; D010781:Photography; D013067:Speech Perception; D013561:Symbolism; D014796:Visual Perception; D014825:Vocabulary