Microcefalia e educação inclusiva: desafios e possibilidades de inclusão de alunos com microcefalia no âmbito escolar

Abstract

Microcephaly is a disease that causes multiple disabilities where the child requires specific care. Currently, these children with microcephaly permeate our schools, raising countless questions for teachers about how to promote education for them. Therefore, this study sought to answer the following problem: How are inclusion practices and integration of students with microcephaly at school developed according to bibliographic studies? The general objective is to understand, based on scientific studies, pedagogical practices regarding the challenges and possibilities for promoting inclusive education. To carry out the research, a bibliographical survey was carried out using the following keywords: microcephaly and inclusive education. The theme researched was relevant to the academic world. However, we still found reports of challenges and possibilities regarding the inclusion of children with microcephaly in the school environment. As possibilities we have: use of adapted concrete materials, assistive technology as an alternative resource, family, school and community partnership, early intervention. On the other hand, it was observed that the report of challenges is more cited by authors than the possibilities, as challenges were presented: lack of professional training, structure and scarcity of teaching materials, lack of academic research, public educational policies, health and education union. This study will assist in the debate on the inclusion of children with microcephaly, the challenges encountered in academic studies will serve as a basis for other researchers to seek to develop practices that assist in these challenges, while the possibilities presented serve as an incentive for education professionals to seek to promote inclusion of these children.