Dyslalia: One of the most common language disorders

what is dyslalia? A dyslalia it is one of the most common language disorders. Because it is better known, it is easier to identify. Cases usually happen in early childhood (from 3 to 5 years old), when the child is still learning to speak.

Up to the age of four, cases of dyslalia are common. But if the error continues, it can even affect the child's handwriting.

Individuals with dyslalia tend to mispronounce some words, changing them to phonemes similar to the original pronunciation. How to replace the "r" with the "s". One example known in the case, is Cebolinha, one of the main characters of A Turma da Mônica.

Causes of Dyslalia

The causes that can cause this disorder are:

• Lack of oxygen at the time of delivery;
• Meningitis;
• Drug use by the mother;
• History of congenital infection in the family;
• Jaundice;
• Emotional changes;
• Neurofibromatosis;
• Inadequate home environment;
• Cerebral palsy;
• Genetic inheritance;
• Between others.

Types of Dyslalia

there are four types of dyslalia:

• evolutionary dyslalia: Normal in children. However, it can be corrected gradually during its development;
• functional dyslalia: Has letter replacement during speech;
• audiogenic dyslalia: It happens when the person has a hearing impairment and cannot imitate sounds;
• organic dyslalia: It happens when there is damage to the brain or when there is some change in the mouth.

Treatments

Before starting literacy work with a child, the ideal is to perform eye exams or audiologists to detect possible difficulties that interfere with learning.

For children in the literacy phase, teachers must work hard on pronunciation so that each phoneme is perceived clearly.

It is also recommended that the child do exercises in front of the mirror when brushing their teeth and record the phrases chosen for the diction exercise. In this way, they will perceive more clearly the work to be done in speech.

In addition, educators should be careful with the child's self-esteem and not scold them if they misspell the word. But, repeat correctly.

It is necessary to follow up with a speech therapist and treatments vary according to each child.

See too: Mirror Writing: Signs of Dyslexia?