Assessment approaches in speech therapy: Considerations on choice between phonological assessment and child language test

ABSTRACT Purpose: to evaluate the agreement between the results obtained from the Child Phonological Assessment (AFC in Portuguese) and Child Language Test (ABFW) protocols, regarding the severity of the phonological disorder, occurrence of errors in sound production, and absence of sounds. Methods: speech data from ten male children, aged 4 to 8 years, diagnosed with phonological disorder, were analyzed. Data were collected using the AFC and ABFW-Phonology protocols and analyzed through descriptive and comparative statistical analysis, using Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient (p