Construção de um instrumento de triagem do vocabulário para crianças entre 3 e 7 anos

Abstract

Purpose: To develop a vocabulary screening tool for children from 3 to 7 years of age. Methods: Step one, development of the instrument, consisted of an integrative review of the National and International literature to verify instruments for vocabulary screening, and used the SciELO, LILACS, ERIC and PubMed databases. For step two, the items and user's manual were developed. A vocabulary-oriented instrument was developed: a database of words for children from 3 to 7 years old comprised 11 semantic categories and tapped expressive as well as receptive skills. The final step involved the creation of protocols for the instrument. Results: In the first step of the study, three international vocabulary screening instruments were identified. No national instrument was found. For the second step, a set of a total of 210 words were selected, including nouns, adjectives and verbs. During the third and final step, images, manual and answer protocols were developed. Conclusion: There was a scarcity of vocabulary screening instruments identified in international and national literature. Therefore, a vocabulary screening instrument for children between 3 and 7 years of age was developed.