Estratégias pedagógicas multissensoriais aplicadas ao ensino de ciências da natureza

Abstract

Special and inclusive education must be present at all levels, stages, and types of education. It is necessary to develop adapted strategies for teaching Natural Sciences to make Brazilian educational systems more inclusive. Thus, we aimed to verify how assistance has been provided to students with specific educational needs, especially students with visual impairments, in public schools in Cocal-PI. Research about educational products and objects from an inclusive perspective that are already available and related to content related to Natural Sciences to overcome challenges involving the teaching-learning of students with visual impairments was carried out. Interviews were carried out with professionals who work or have worked as teachers of students with visual impairments and with students with visual impairments to describe the strategies used by teachers in the area of Natural Sciences. Through the interviews, we noticed that class control, the number of students, the lack of knowledge on the subject, and the non-use of images were the difficulties that stood out in the teachers' statements. About the students, we noticed that the font size of the Science subject book and the lack of tactile materials are the main difficulties faced by students with visual impairments. Finally, we concluded that the non-use of tactile resources makes it impossible for students with visual impairments to approach Natural Sciences subjects