Amostra do desempenho fonológico e do vocabulário de crianças de 03 anos e 11 meses a 04 anos e 11 meses do CMEI Alto da Glória

Abstract

Purpose: To observe the phonological and vocabulary performance of children between 03 and 04 years old. Method: Quantitative, observational, non-interventional, cross-sectional research, with children aged 03 years and 11 months to 04 years and 11 months, students at the Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil (CMEI) Alto da Glória located in Goiânia-GO, using the Teste Infantil de Nomeação (TIN). Results: Regarding the raw test results, when analyzed individually, only one (3.3%) child received a score well below the average, 3 (10%) presented a score within the average, one child (3.3%) presented high average, and twenty-five (83.3%) had a very high average. When comparing the isolated performances with the performances of the group, analysis between evaluated peers, the performance scores change: six (20%) children presented a score far below the average, eleven (36.6%) below the average and thirteen (43, 3%) on average. The most frequent phonological processes in the speech of the researched children were: syllable reduction (59.46%), consonant harmony (37.84%) and liquid simplification (54.05%). Conclusion: The results of this research indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted, such as the use of masks and increased exposure time to screens, may have interfered with the phonological and vocabulary performance of children. Further studies are needed to gain a deeper understanding of the possible impact of the pandemic on language and speech development in childhood.