ESFala

A ESFala: Escala de Desenvolvimento dos Sons da Fala é uma escala de desenvolvimento infantil neuromotor oral e linguístico que tem como objetivo descrever a ordem cronológica de aquisição/produção dos sons da fala e a ordem cronológica de desaparecimento/supressão dos processos fonológicos das crianças falantes do Português-Europeu de idades entre 18 meses e 7 anos. A ESFala destina-se a profissionais de saúde, educação e cuidadores de crianças. Como profissionais de saúde englobam-se médicos de medicina geral e familiar, pediatras, enfermeiros, terapeutas, psicólogos, etc. Os profissionais de educação podem incluir professores, educadores, auxiliares de ação educativa, etc. Como cuidadores consideram-se amas, pais ou outros familiares. Esta obra científica teve uma amostra de 963 crianças de Portugal Continental e Insular, foi escrita com uma terminologia acessível a qualquer um dos destinatários, pode servir como guião orientador na monitorização da aquisição dos sons da fala do Português-Europeu. The ESFala: Speech Sounds Development Scale is an oral neuromotor and linguistic child development scale that aims to describe the speech sound acquisition/production chronological order and the disappearance/suppression phonological processes chronological order the European-Portuguese speaking children with ages between 18 months and 7 years. The ESFala is intended for children professional health, education and caregivers. Health professionals include general practitioners and family physicians, pediatricians, speech-language pathologists, nurses, therapists, psychologists, etc. Education professionals may include teachers, educators, educational assistants, etc. As caregivers, they are considered to be nannies, babysitters, parents or other family members or providers. This scientific work had a sample of 963 children from Continental and Insular Portugal. It was written with a terminology accessible to any of the recipients. It can serve as a monitor guide for the European-Portuguese speech sounds acquisition.
About the Author: ANA P. MENDES, PhD, CCC-SPL. Speech-Language Pathologist with a PhD in Speech Sciences from the University of Florida, with a MA from Lehman College - CUNY and post-doctorate from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. Professor and researcher at Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal with several patents, national and international publications in child language development. Principal investigator of the Language Test - ALPE, Phonetic-Phonologic Test - ALPE and Speech and Language Screening - RALF. She is the Chairman of the Innovation and Development Commission for the Portuguese Scientific Society of Speech Therapy, an honorary member of the Speech Therapists Portuguese Association, and certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. SARA LOPES, BA, SLP. Speech therapist from the Health Science School of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (HSS-PIS). She provides clinical services at the Pedagogical Therapeutic Center "Deslocar Palavras" and at the Clinical Center "Face a Fase". She was also a researcher in the European Portuguese Phonetic - Phonological Acquisition from 18 months to 7 years project of HSS-PIS. RITA OLIVEIRA, BA, SLP. Speech therapist from the Health Science School of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (HSS-PIS) with a postgraduate degree in Orofacial Motricity from the EPAP Institute. She provides clinical services at the IPEIP "As Descobertas" and at the Center for Support and Intervention of Children and Adolescents - Miúdos em Alta. She was a researcher in the Inclui.me: Attitudes and Social Representations of Pairs of Children and Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder project of HSS-PIS. JOANA SOUSA, BA, SLP. Speech therapist from the Health Science School of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (HSS-PIS) with a postgraduate degree in Orofacial Motricity from the EPAP Institute. She provides clinical services at the Calouste Gulbenkian Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Center. She was a researcher in the Professional skills of Speech Therapists in providing care to older adults project of HSS-PIS.