O uso de materiais didáticos adaptados como recurso para a aprendizagem do surdo no ensino fundamental: um estudo com base no contexto de uma escola pública do Distrito Federal

Abstract

The hereby study elucidates how the learning of deaf students is favored using the adapted didactic materials to their specificity. The research has a qualitative, descriptive, exploratory character, with the investigation of the theme developed in the context of a public school of Federal District. The general objective was to identify what didactic materials are being used at the education of deaf students and what the generated results. The theoretical assumptions that provided subsidies to the research were based upon the literature about the theme and acquired knowledge by the researcher on the disciplines at the course of Specialization in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) of Catholic University of Brasilia. The methodology was composed by the observation of two deaf students in the classroom and resource room, analysis of questionnaire applied to six teachers and analysis of the material available in school for teaching deaf students. A term of free consent and clear has been signed in a twoway by the sixcollaborating teachers and the researcher in order to clear about the nature of the investigation and to assure the confidentiality of the data. Results of the research show that despite of the still limited variety of materials available for teaching of deaf students in the market, the production of those materials is a constant among teachers. It was noticed as well that the collaborating teachers directly involved on teaching deaf children have professional qualification, however there is a lack of preparation of the others members that compose the school teamwork. Educators in general, must pay attention to the curricular adaptations, on planning of their activities on teaching deaf students, since a including school should recognize the individualities of their students, developing pedagogical practice that deserve to all. The advance of the technological resources has positively affected on the classes development, rising the range of possibilities also at the education of deaf students with the using of new multimedia.