Augmentative and alternative communication for learning: case study of a student with congenital surgery

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate the contributions of the pedagogical strategy Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAA) for the teaching-learning of a student with congenital deafblindness. The education of people with deafblindness is still a topic little investigated in Brazil and in the State. This is a case study that used pedagogical practices with tactile materials to promote the subject's educational process. To this end, observation and interviews were carried out with the mother and teachers in order to understand their behavior in the family and how their educational development takes place. Intermediation with adapted teaching materials was essential for the individual to develop the perception of the world and improve their communication. The results of the research were satisfactory and surprising, as the student established forms of CAA, Libras tactile, haptic interpretation, braille, notion of time, rules of coexistence, affectivity, personal and social concepts.