Learning to read and write by mentally deficient young people and adults / Letramento em jovens e adultos com deficiência mental

AUTOR(ES)

Elsa Midori Shimazaki

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Literacy and learning to read and write are a need for young people and adults. Studies on the theme with mentally deficient adults are scarce and require more research and policies that may modify these subjects. Learning to read and write means the understanding and the molding of the language, using it socially in several and different situations of daily life. Current research compares the reading-writing degree, reading comprehension level and writing production by mentally deficient literate adults, prior to and after a battery of reading-writing practices. The familys influence on the reading and writing comprehension level of the subjects has also been analyzed. Eleven subjects, with moderate or severe mental deficiency, aged between 18 and 34 years old, participated in the research. They had already taken part in special education programs for five years or over. Questionnaires, handed out to people who were responsible for the above-mentioned subjects, verified their familiesreading-writing conditions. A program with reading-writing practices was then prepared from this initial evaluation. The program was put into practice twice a week for 8 months so that the subjects could broaden the social usage of writing and reading. A report was made for each session and sporadic filming was undertaken for further investigation. Results showed that, in spite of the fact that they were literate, the subjects of research had only slight dominion of the social usage of writing and reading. Moreover, the familiesreading-writing degree affected their access to reading and writing, and thus, the social use of language. Analyses revealed that a more reflexive stance on reading and writing could be developed through pedagogical intervention. Actually the research has contributed towards certain change in the daily life of the subjects. Formal education actually contributes for the minds social training through pedagogical mediation.

ASSUNTO(S)

deficiente mental writing letramento educação especial reading-writing escrita leitura mental deficiency especial education reading

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