Comunicação aumentativa e alternativa na educação infantil: atividades e estratégias educacionais para o letramento emergente

Abstract

This work will address the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication and the development of emergent literacy for children in Early Childhood Education. The general objective is to identify educational activities and strategies for the emerging literacy of children who use augmentative and alternative communication in the “Unique Learning System” educational program, with the specific objectives of categorizing and describing the activities and strategies identified in the “Unique Learning System” educational program. System”. The research is documentary, with a qualitative approach, of a descriptive nature. A content analysis of the program was carried out and then a reflective reading of the results, in order to highlight educational activities and strategies for emerging literacy. The pre-established analysis categories were: program identification; structure of the material and didactic-methodological aspects. The results presented point to issues that converge towards the development of emerging literacy, through the construction of essential elements for the acquisition of reading and writing supported by Augmentative and Alternative Communication. The qualitative analysis of the program allowed us to reflect on the opportunities to maximize learning in emerging literacy using Augmentative and Alternative Communication for children with complex communication needs in Early Childhood Education.