Produção de material pedagógico com símbolos pictográficos de comunicação suplementar e alternativa para a educação infantil

Abstract

Augmentative and Alternative Communication is an area that search other forms of communication for people who have difficulties or have not developed oral communication and the earlier children have access to Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems, resources and strategies, the more it will contribute to the your development. Thus, this research aims to analyze Pedagogical Weeklies of Early Childhood Education teachers from different regions of Brazil, and to produce a pedagogical material with pictographic symbols of Augmentative and Alternative Communication for children with disabilities and complex communication needs in Early Childhood Education. First, there was a contact with schools and directly with Early Childhood teachers to request collaboration with the research, in order to provide Pedagogical Weeklies for groups of children aged 4 to 5 years and 5 to 6 years old. Thirteen weeklies from nine Brazilian states were obtained. Then, these materials were analyzed qualitatively, through content analysis, evaluating: the period of the plans, the school routine, the contents and the pedagogical strategies. After analyzing these materials, a pedagogical material was produced with pictographic symbols of ARASAAC. During the research, there were few studies on Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Early Childhood Education in Brazilian journals. The production of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Notebook could be a material that helps educators with common issues of Early Childhood Education.