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. 2021 May 5;33(2):e20190154.
doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20202019154. eCollection 2021.

Application of a vocabulary screening instrument for children between 3- and 7-years-old: a pilot study

[Article in Portuguese, English]
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Application of a vocabulary screening instrument for children between 3- and 7-years-old: a pilot study

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Alexandre Lucas de Araújo Barbosa et al. Codas. .
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Abstract

Purpose: to describe the performance of children between three and seven years of age in using an expressive and receptive screening instrument.

Methods: the sample consisted of 133 children between 3 and 7 years of age, without diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disabilities or disorders. The screening was performed with the TRILHAR instrument, which includes receptive and expressive vocabulary skills. The data were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and Spearman Correlation tests.

Results: we observed a statistical difference in the groups' performance, in addition to a positive correlation between the age group and the final score in the screening. There was statistical difference in the performance on the receptive and expressive vocabulary subtests.

Conclusion: We observed difference in the performance of the groups in receptive and expressive tasks, and in the final score, with better performance for the children with 7 years. In addition, age and performance on the screening test were positively correlated, that is, the older the age, the better the performance.

Objetivo: descrever o desempenho em vocabulário expressivo e receptivo de crianças entre três e sete anos de idade em um instrumento de triagem.

Método: a amostra foi composta por 133 crianças entre três e sete anos de idade, sem diagnósticos de deficiências ou transtornos do neurodesenvolvimento. Para a triagem, foi utilizado o instrumento TRILHAR, que inclui as habilidades de vocabulário receptivo e expressivo. Os dados foram analisados pelos testes Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney e Correlação de Spearman.

Resultado: houve diferença no desempenho dos grupos, além de correlação positiva entre a faixa etária e a pontuação na triagem. Ainda, verificou-se diferença nos desempenhos das provas de vocabulário receptivo e expressivo.

Conclusão: Foi verificada diferença no desempenho dos grupos nas tarefas de vocabulário receptivo, expressivo e no resultado final, com melhores resultados para o grupo de sete anos. Além disso, observou-se correlação positiva entre a idade e o desempenho na triagem, ou seja, quanto maior a idade, melhor o desempenho.

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