A importância da libras na educação infantil para crianças surdas e ouvintes: o que os estudos nos dizem

Abstract

This study addresses Inclusive Education, which has gone through challenges to be inserted in the school environment, in addition to discussing the importance of Libras for deaf and hearing children. In the aspect of Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Education, the insertion of Brazilian Sign Language has gone through periods of resistance, resulting in the exclusion of the deaf child, as well as the impossibility of dialogue between the deaf child and the hearing child. In this sense, this work aims to analyze the contribution of Brazilian Sign Language in Kindergarten, towards the inclusion of deaf children, as well as the interaction between deaf and hearing people. This research was carried out through a bibliographical investigation and qualitative method, analyzing articles, journals and monographs, approaching relevant ideas for the development of this work. The results indicate that Libras is a fundamental alternative for deaf children to be included in the classroom, while their cultural context is valued in the school environment, as well as in society. The hearing child gets to know and respect the other's differences, interact and socialize with the deaf through Libras.