Abstract

Background: Language and intelligence are brain superior functions and their development is vital for school and future work performance. Objective: To establish the correlation between language and intelligence, in order to identify possible factors involved in preschoolers of low socioeconomical status. Methods: Prospective and blind study that performs specific language tests, audiometry, WPSSI and pediatric-neurological examination to all children between 3-5 year-old attending a daycare, belonging to families of low socioeconomical conditions at the Metropolitan Regi