Revista Psicopedagogia
Print version ISSN 0103-8486
Abstract
MENEZES, Maria Lúcia Novaes; MORSCH, Denise Streit and MAYRINK, Maria Luciana de Siqueira. Language disorders in preschool and at the beginning of literacy. Rev. psicopedag. [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.122, pp.181-190. Epub June 24, 2024. ISSN 0103-8486. https://doi.org/10.51207/2179-4057.20230016.
Objective
To investigate the relationship between language development and literacy.
Methods
The study was developed in two Public School, in the Preschool with children with ages between 5 and 6 years and 1 month and in the first grade of Elementary School with the same children. All participants were evaluated with Language Development Evaluation 2, that enabled them to be divided into two groups. Group 1 with children with Typical Language Development (TLD) and group 2 with Development Language Disorders (DLD). Learning development was observed with Teacher Questionnaire (QP). The same procedure was performed in first grade.
Results
The results indicated that group 1 had Typical Language Development and appropriate learning and were able to follow activities in preschool and in first grade of Elementary School. Group 2 was diagnosed with Development Language Disorders and presented severe difficulties in comprehension and expression languages. In the classroom they did not follow the activities in concerning Preschool and in first grade. They did not begin literacy process.
Considerations
Its was demonstrated that oral language development is essential to literacy. Understanding children’s deficiency in oral communication during Preschool, contributes to adequate interventions to diminish difficulties in learning reading and writing.
Keywords : Language Development; Development Language Disorders; Preschool; First Grade; Literacy.