Purpose: to analyze the correlation between the classification of speech therapy findings on screening with the results of specific assessments of each area in a speech therapy school clinic in southern Brazil. Methods: a descriptive, retrospective study of the cross-sectional cut from secondary data collected from medical records of 133 children under 12 years old. The complaints classification found during screening were compared with the diagnoses assigned after evaluation. They were classified into 3 groups: Group 1 -totally in agreement: When the complaints and diagnoses identical in number and classification, Group 2 -Partially disagree: Equal complaints and diagnoses, however, are others disagreeing in number or in the area of Speech Therapy and Group 3 -Complete disagreement: When there was disagreement on complaints and / or diagnosis, in number and classification. Results: the prevalence was 61 % for males. The average age was seven years and two months. There was no significant difference between the values of groups 1 and 2, 47.4 % and 46.6 % respectively. Group 3 had only 6 %. The complaints that were reported during screening were classified in Orofacial Motricity (34.9 %) , Speech (23.1 %) , Language (13.4%) and Phonology (8.6%). The most frequent diagnoses were : Orofacial Motricity (39.8%) , Phonology (20.4%), Language (11.8%), Speech (6.5%) . The complaints and diagnoses that had higher agreement were: Phonology, Orofacial Motricity, Stuttering and Language. The complaint of voice showed a greater disagreement.
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