A importância dos professores de língua de sinais no ensino primário para os alunos surdos na Escola de Educação Especial Número 1

Abstract

This report, entitled “The Importance of Sign Language Teachers in Primary Education for Deaf Students at Special Education School Number 1”, is part of the CLLSM academic internship and describes in detail the activities carried out during the internship carried out from August 31 to November 10, 2023 at Special Education School Number 1 (EEEN1). According to the Internship Regulations of the Faculty of Education (2014), the academic internship is a curricular activity for the acquisition of practical and interdisciplinary skills by the student. Thus, the academic internship aims to: integrate theoretical skills into practical work through contact with the socio-professional reality and the acquisition of relevant practical experience; adapt the theoretical-practical skills acquired throughout the training to professional practice; enable employment links with the internship institutions and reinforce the student's interest in the profession. In this context, it is essential to understand the importance of sign language teachers in primary education for deaf students and to describe effective strategies to promote their learning and academic development. Special Education School Number 1, as an institution committed to equity and inclusion, seeks to contribute to the construction of a more accessible and welcoming academic environment for deaf students. From now on, the activities developed throughout the internship were presented in the report in 6 fundamental sections, namely: (I) the Introduction, (II) the presentation of the institution where the internship was carried out, (III) the activity plan, (IV) the presentation of the activities developed during the internship, (V) presentation and discussion of the results and (VI) the final considerations in the form of conclusions and recommendations. To achieve the report objectives, an exploratory research approach was adopted. According to Gil (2002, p. 41), "exploratory research aims to provide greater familiarity with the problem, with a view to making it more explicit or constructing more hypotheses, including bibliographical surveys and interviews. Its planning tends to be quite flexible, as it is important to consider the most varied aspects related to the fact or phenomenon studied(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)