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- Avaliação linguística em contextos de desenvolvimento típico e atípico: aspetos fonéticos e fonológicosPublication . Lousada, Marisa; Alves, Dina Caetano; Freitas, Maria João
- Crianças com perturbação do desenvolvimento da linguagem em Portugal: teoria e práticaPublication . Castro, Ana; Alves, Dina Caetano; Maia, Fátima; Rocha, Joana; Ximenes, Maria João; Lousada, Marisa; Pereira, Telma
- Early Identification of Pre-school Children with Speech-language Disorder in Primary Health Care SettingsPublication . Mendes, Ana; Valente, Ana Rita; Loureiro, Helena; Clemêncio, Graça; Melo, Elsa; Lousada, MarisaSpeech-language disorders in pre-school children is considered a public health problem since its international prevalence is reportedly to be 20%. This study aimed to identify European-Portuguese pre-school children with speech-language disorder through RALF speech-language screening (Rastreio de Linguagem e Fala), in primary health care settings. RALF is a reliable and valid instrument that revealed strong levels of reliability, sensitivity and specificity for European-Portuguese (EP) pre-school children. 10 nurses with more than 6 years of clinical experience in a primary health care centers administered RALF to 37 (5-6 years old) EP children as part of health-child care routine. Results indicate that 21.6% of children did not pass the RALF screen and were referred to an in-depth speech and language assessment. This finding was in agreement with international research and reinforces the need for an early and precocious identification of the speech-language disorder in pre-school children. That is, way before the disorder has installed and has an impact on the academic, social and emotional development. This action-research study also reveals the important of using a valid, reliable, sensitive, and specific, as well as, culturally and linguistically adequate screening instruments by the health professionals as part of health-child care routine in primary health care centers.
- Linguística clínica: modelos, avaliação e intervençãoPublication . Freitas, Maria João; Lousada, Marisa; Alves, Dina Caetano