Metodologias usadas no ensino da leitura e escrita aos alunos com deficiência auditiva: caso dos alunos da 2ª classe da Escola de Educação Especial Número 1 na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

This study is under the theme “Methodologies Used in Teaching Reading and Writing to Students with Hearing Impairment: The Case of 2nd Grade Students at Special Education School Number 1 in Maputo City” and has as its General Objective, to Analyze the methodologies used in teaching reading and writing to 2nd grade students with hearing impairment at Special Education School Number 1, in Maputo City. Using a qualitative methodological approach, applied to the case study and technical procedures such as semi-structured interviews were adopted for data collection. Sampling was carried out through non-probabilistic convenience sampling, which consists of the researcher's personal judgment method considering the relevance of the research participants. Data analysis revealed that the methodologies to be used in teaching reading and writing to 2nd grade students with hearing impairments include: the synthetic analytical method, bilingualism, and visual resources illustrated by a combination of images, gestures, and signs. Furthermore, it was also found that the school does not have a specific, standardized methodology for teaching reading and writing to 2nd grade students with hearing impairments. Based on the results of the research, it was proposed to the Ministry of Education and Human Development and to the managers of the school researched, the creation of methodological teaching means and strategies capable of providing effective teaching and significant learning to students with hearing disabilities, promoting periodic and ongoing training and qualification of teachers in methodological matters that include the use of bilingualism, visual resources and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their improvement in the effective use of teaching methodologies of reading and writing to students with hearing disabilities, described in the literature and others of an adaptive nature(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)