Phonological awareness in preschool children with developmental language disorder

Objective. To determine the level of development of phonological awareness in children with developmental language disorder at the age of five to six years compared to children with typical language development. Methods. Ninety children aged 5 to 6, of both genders, divided into three groups, participated in the study. The Phonological Awareness Test was applied. The study was conducted during January and February 2024. Results. The analysis of the results showed that phonological awareness deficit was not more frequently manifested in children with developmental language disorder compared to children of typical development, as well as that there was no statistically significant difference in the manifestation of phonological awareness deficit in children with developmental language disorder in relation to gender, in terms that these problems are more frequently found in boys. Conclusion. The majority of research indicates that various components of phonological awareness in children with Developmental Language Disorder are less developed compared to their typically developing peers. However, certain studies show different results, similar to those obtained in this research; namely, that a phonological awareness deficit is more frequently observed in children with typical language development than in children with Developmental Language Disorder.