Logopedics, Vol. 13 No. 1, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31299/log.13.1.2
Monaural test results in auditory processing and repeating verbal stimuli in children with developmental language disorders and children with typical development
Sofija Nađvinski
orcid.org/0009-0001-2172-7829
; Poliklinika za rehabilitaciju slušanja i govora SUVAG, Služba za medicinsku rehabilitaciju djece školske dobi, Ljudevita Posavskog 10, Zagreb
*
Sanja Lanc
orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-9185
; Poliklinika za rehabilitaciju slušanja i govora SUVAG, Služba za medicinsku rehabilitaciju djece školske dobi, Ljudevita Posavskog 10, Zagreb
Alena Pervan
; Poliklinika za rehabilitaciju slušanja i govora SUVAG, Služba za medicinsku rehabilitaciju djece školske dobi, Ljudevita Posavskog 10, Zagreb
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
While working in a clinical setting with children with reading difficulties along with a diagnosed developmental language disorder we sometimes notice difficulties in auditory processing. The way in which these two processes are connected is still being researched. It is however known that certain auditory processing difficulties have a direct effect on the level of reading skills. The aim of this research was to measure abilities using filtered word tests and speech in noise test and repeating words and meaningless words in children with developmental language disorders and children with typical language development. The above mentioned auditory processing tests are a part of the PSP-1 test battery and the list of meaningless words was obtained with the author’s consent. Participants in this research were children with diagnosed developmental language disorder who also exhibit reading difficulties. Children with typical language development were students of a primary school in the City of Zagreb. This pilot research was carried out on 30 participants, 15 of which were children with diagnosed developmental language disorder and reading difficulties. Participants were all equal in terms of chronological age, i.e. 9-10 years of age. The results of the research showed that children with developmental language disorder and reading difficulties achieve significantly lower results in all tested variables. These results confirm the need to implement specific therapeutic methods in therapy of children with language disorders and reading difficulties aimed at developing auditory skills.
Keywords
auditory processing, reading difficulties, phonological abilities, language, therapy
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308613
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Publication date:
9.10.2023.
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