Importância dos materiais tácteis no processo de aprendizagem de criança com cegueira total em idade pré-escolar: um estudo de caso realizado no Centro de Reabilitação Psicomotora Dom Orione na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

This report arises within the scope of the academic internship curricular unit, as one of the requirements for obtaining a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Development and Education, approved by the university council, by resolution no. 16/CUN/2011, October 11, 2011, as a way of culminating the course.

According to the Faculty of Education (2014, p. 05) in article 03 of the internship regulations for undergraduate courses, the internship comprises the following objectives: Integrate theoretical competence into practical work, through contact with socio-professional reality and the acquisition of practical experience relevant to each of the courses. Adapt the theoretical-practical skills acquired throughout the training to professional practice. Reinforce the student's interest in the profession. Enable employment links with the internship institutions.

The internship represents a privileged opportunity for direct contact with the educational reality, enabling the articulation between theory and practice, as well as the development of essential professional skills for future practice as a technician in Early Childhood Development and Education. In addition, the internship constituted a space for critical reflection on the role of the early childhood educator as a mediator of learning, promoter of well-being and facilitator of socialization, creativity and autonomy of children.

The realization of this internship, which took place over a period of 3 months from May 26 to August 26, 2025, was motivated by applying in practice what was learned during academic training and developing new potential, also being an opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and to better understand the functioning of the training area, having as a basis of study the importance of tactile materials in the learning process of children with total blindness in preschool age.(TRADUÇAO NOSSA)