A importância do ensino de Libras na educação infantil: nas escolas públicas brasileiras

Abstract

Education has, over time, been the subject of intense debates and discussions. In this sense, this research seeks to understand the importance of teaching Libras in early childhood education. Thus, the general objective was to identify the importance and contribution of teaching Libras in Early Childhood Education, from the perspective of deaf children, as well as in the coexistence between deaf and hearing people. Specifically, we intend to conceptualize inclusion; Investigate the process of including Libras in early childhood education; Report the contribution of teaching Libras, in a reflective way, within the scope of the inclusion of deaf children in Early Childhood Education. The present study is a bibliographical review, characterized as cross-sectional and qualitative in nature. This is justified by the view that early childhood education should be the gateway to teaching Sign Language. After analyzing the files found, 14 titles were analyzed as they met the inclusion criteria described in the methodology. Of the files analyzed, 53.8% are bibliographic reviews, 7.7% field research, 23.1% books and 15.4% informative booklets. In all the works analyzed, it is evident the advances in the debates and the authors' perception in agreeing that the inclusion of Libras in early childhood education brings significant benefits to the development of deaf children.