The neuropsychological functions of schoolchildren after the reopening of brazilian schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Purpose: The objective of this study was analyzed the neuropsychological functions of students from a public school in Brazil, enrolled in the 1st and 2nd year of Elementary School at the time of the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and to access the influence of family and contextual information on the performance of these skills.

Methods: 117 students participated in the study, as well as their parents or guardians. The children were evaluated in person using the Brief Child Neuropsychological Assessment Instrument (NEUPSILIN-Inf).

Fluency and reading comprehension as a performance indicator in the 3rd year of elementary school.

Purpose: to verify whether fluency and reading comprehension vary throughout the third year of elementary school and can be used as performance indicators in reading.

Methods: this is a prospective longitudinal study. 53 children participated in the study, regardless of gender.

The learning performance and behavior of school children during the COVID-19 pandemic school closures: from the perspectives of parents and teachers.

Purpose: To verify the association between caregivers' and teachers' perceptions of the changes imposed by social isolation and the impact on students' learning.

Methods: This is an analytical observational and longitudinal study, with the participation of 19 caregivers (family members) of 2nd-grade students from a public financing school and their respective teachers. The caregivers were submitted to interviews by means of the questionnaires: Abilities and Difficulties Questionnaire, Family Environment Resources Inventory and COVID-19 monitoring questionnaire that checks the behavior of schoolchildren and families.

Reading fluency during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis.

Background: International studies performed during the periods of social isolation highlighted the potential loss of student's learning skills. The present study fills a gap in Brazilian research on this topic and focuses on the development of reading fluency.

Objective: To investigate the development of the reading fluency of students in the early years of elementary school during e-learning as a result of the social distancing measures put into effect due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Performance of adolescents in oral narrative discourse and associated factors.

Purpose: to characterize the performance in oral narrative discourse of adolescents from 6 to 9 years of age from an elementary school, as well as to verify the influence of gender, school year, age, performance in oral language tests, memory, and appointment of figures.

Methods: 100 adolescents of both genders from the sixth to the ninth years of elementary school who did not have any language or learning disorders were evaluated for oral narrative discourse (MAC Battery), visual figure nomination (Boston Naming Test), oral language and memory (NEUPSILIN). Performance was considered as a response variable in narrative discourse (partial and complete retelling and the ability to answer questions).

Which cognitive and linguistc factors influence phonological processing in adolescents?

Purpose: To characterize phonological processing of adolescents and to identify language skills and cognitive functions that influence their age group.

Methods: 83 typical adolescents aged from 11 to 16 years of age participated in the research. Phonological awareness tests, rapid automatic naming, neuropsychological assessment and reading were used.

Reading speed in Elementary School and Junior High.

Purpose: To verify the influence of schooling on reading speed measures in Elementary School and Junior High, also aims to explore the levels of accuracy of the variables of reading speed in the epidemiological investigation stages of cases.

Methods: 535 students from the 2nd to the 9th grade from a private school and a state school system participated in the study. The oral reading of a simple text was evaluated in the following parameters: words read per minute and correctly words read per minute.

Development of an instrument for collective assessment of fluency and comprehension of reading in elementary school students II.

Purpose: The study presents the process of developing of an instrument for collective evaluation of reading fluency and comprehension of secondary elementary school students in grades 6-9 and verifies the effect of schooling on performance in the instrument.

Methods: 100 students regularly enrolled in grades 6-9 in secondary elementary public schools participated in the study. The construction of the instrument involved seven steps, with the participation of two judges.

The influence of morphological awareness on reading and writing: a systematic review.

Purpose: this study aimed to perform a systematic review of national and international studies about the relationship between morphological awareness, reading/writing, reading comprehension, and spelling.

Research Strategies: a search for national and international literature was carried out using databases Medline (via PubMed) and Portal de Periódicos da Capes (Eric, PsycINFO, LILACS, SciELO) from August to September 2015.

Selection Criteria: the inclusion criteria were: studies that answered the guiding question and addressed the subject matter established by the descriptors and keywords.

Stuttering at school: the effect of a teacher training program on stuttering.

Purpose: Verify the knowledge of teachers from public and private schools about stuttering and attest the effectiveness of the Teacher Training Program on Stuttering in the expansion of this knowledge.

Methods: The study sample comprised 137 early-childhood teachers. Initially, the teachers responded to a questionnaire on stuttering.

Methods of analysis speech rate: a pilot study.

Purpose: To describe the performance of fluent adults in different measures of speech rate.

Methods: The study included 24 fluent adults, of both genders, speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, who were born and still living in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, aged between 18 and 59 years. Participants were grouped by age: G1 (18-29 years), G2 (30-39 years), G3 (40-49 years), and G4 (50-59 years).

Health and education: a partnership required for school success.

Purpose: To investigate the association between home environment resources and the school performance of children from a public school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, enrolled in the fourth year of the second cycle of Elementary School.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which 48 children aged between 8 and 12 years old participated. It included 28 boys, 20 girls, and their respective guardians.

Fluency profile: comparison between Brazilian and European Portuguese speakers.

The purpose of the study was to compare the speech fluency of Brazilian Portuguese speakers with that of European Portuguese speakers. The study participants were 76 individuals of any ethnicity or skin color aged 18-29 years. Of the participants, 38 lived in Brazil and 38 in Portugal.

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Children's Communication Checklist-2.

Purpose: To translate the Children's Communication Checklist-2 (CCC-2) into Brazilian-Portuguese, to make its cross-cultural adaptation and to assess its internal reliability.

Methods: The translation and cross-cultural adaptation followed the recommendations of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. The test was administered to 20 parents or caregivers of individuals with autism in order to investigate the level of understandability of the object under study.