CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE CARACTERÍSTICAS FONÉTICO-FONOLÓGICAS DA FALA E DA ORTOGRAFIA EM CRIANÇAS COM ALTERAÇÕES FONOLÓGICAS

Abstract

The objectives of this investigation are (1) to compare and correlate speech and spelling data from children with phonological disorders and (2) to compare their speech and spelling mistakes in relation to the phonological classes and to the subtype of phonological disorder. Ten children were assessed with two subtypes of phonological disorder: phonological delay and consistent phonological disorder (five in each group). Assessments – (i) of phonetic-phonological speech aspects and (ii) of spelling performances in the stops, fricatives, nasals and liquids consonantal classes – were conducted. In speech, the phonetic inventory, the phonological system and the calculus of the Percentage of Consonants Correct – Revised were assessed. In spelling, the mistakes were characterized by the Percentage of Correct Consonantal Graphemes. Indexes of speech and spelling accuracies were compared and correlated. As results: speech presented a higher percentage of correct answers than spelling; speaking and spelling skills were not correlated; mistakes varied in relation to the phonological classes in both skills; the classes which posed a statistic difference were the fricatives and the liquids ones; both subtypes of phonological disorder did not present any different result. Since the phonological disorders were not correlated, direct relationships between speech and spelling mistakes were not identified.