Evaluación e intervención logopédica de los trastornos del habla en los alumnos de la Escuela Dolores Josefina Torres, Cuenca, enero-julio 2012

Abstract

This work was performed using the method prospective descriptive speech therapy, aimed at evaluating and intervening in speech disorders (dyslalia, stuttering, diglossia and dysarthria) through the joint test and oral peripheral mechanism, applied to the girls school" Josefina Torres Dolores", the universe consisted of693girls, 73.9% of girls belonged to the urban area, the average age was 8.3witha standard deviation of+-1.7%.

After applying the test for 7.4% of the population showed dyslalia, 1.5% diglossia and no instances of stuttering and dysarthria, dyslalia was more frequent in urban areas(5.3%), while the diglossia in rural areas(1%).

The dyslalia occurs most often between the agesof6-11years (6.9%) and diglossia between 6and 7years (1.3%). Within diglossia, 1.3% of girls had dental diglossia.

After speech therapy intervention to the 62 girls, the following results were obtained:

The dyslalia decreased from 82.3% to 8.1%, and 17.7% diglossia to 8.1%. The sigmatis mode creased 58.1% to 3.2%, and the alteration deltacismodiph thong was overcome completely. The diglossia palatal, velar and labial not exceeded in the lingual girls completely overcame the problem and dental diglossia decreased from14.5%to 6.5%.

The speech therapy is an important tool through its application decreased speech disorders in girls.

DeCS: SPEECH DISORDERS-EPIDEMIOLOGY; SPEECH THERAPY-METHODS; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS-METHODS; CHILD; STUDENTS-STATISTICS & NUMERICAL DATA; CUENCA-ECUADOR