Phonological Development in Children Overexposed to Screens

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the impact of overexposure to screens on children's phonological processes and to describe the resulting phonological profile. The descriptive research focused on five children overexposed to screens, aged five, who were assessed using three subtests from the N-EEL (ChevrieMuller): picture naming, repetition of easy words, and repetition of difficult words. The results show significantly below-average performance in naming and repeating easy words, revealing weaknesses in lexical access, phonological working memory, and articulatory planning. On the other hand, repeating difficult words appears to be relatively preserved, suggesting that certain phonological sequencing skills are maintained when the child has a verbal model.