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Phonological awareness in preschool children

Authors

  • Carmen Julia Coloma Tirapegui Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile
  • Isabel Cobarrubias Bravo Asistente de Investigación, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Universidad de Chile
  • Zulema de Barbieri Ortiz Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2007): Agosto
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4692.2007.21382

Abstract

The aim of this study is to know the performance phonological awareness in preschool Chilean children. A metaphonological awareness test is applied to 60 children of four years old and 60 children of five years old who come from low socioeconomic income families. The results show that the preschool of 5 year-old a significantly major yield that the group of 4-year-old children in tasks of phonological awareness. So, the results indicate an increase in children’s syllable phonological awareness development according to chronological age. However, no evidence states a complete acquisition of syllable´s metaphonological knowledge at five years old.

Keywords:

phoneme awareness, phonological awareness, syllable awareness, linguistic development, metalinguistics abilities

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Coloma Tirapegui, C. J., Cobarrubias Bravo, I., & Barbieri Ortiz, Z. de. (2007). Phonological awareness in preschool children. Revista Chilena De Fonoaudiología, 8(1), Pág. 59–69. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4692.2007.21382
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