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Análise comparativa da linguagem oral de crianças ouvintes e surdas usuárias de implante coclear

PURPOSE: to analyze and compare the verbal expression of children without hearing impairment and deaf children using cochlear implants. METHODS: the participants were twelve children without hearing impairment, with ages between four years two months and four years eleven months and ten deaf children using cochlear implants with age between four years and three months and five years and zero months. The children were evaluated using the Verbal Expression Scale of Reynell Developmental Language Scales (RDLS), American version, adapted by Fortunato-Queiroz (2007). The data of the two groups of children were analyzed and compared. RESULTS: the deaf children had a worse performance when compared to the children without hearing impairment. Three deaf children had results that approximate the results of the children without hearing impairment, accepted as normal standard in this work. CONCLUSION: the results of the deaf children using cochlear implants were inferiors yours pairs listeners. The deaf children who showed the biggest punctuations were the ones with shorter time of hearing sense deprivation and longer time using the cochlear implant.

Indicadores da participação feminina em Ciência e Tecnologia

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a questao do genero no setor de ciencia e tecnologia nacional e examinar a situacao das docentes que pertencem a comunidade cientifica da Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos (UFSCar). O estudo baseou-se em teorias sobre as questoes do genero na ciencia e da participacao feminina. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se o Diretorio de Grupos de Pesquisa no Brasil/CNPq. Para aprofundamento da realidade das mulheres na UFSCar, realizou-se um levantamento adicional nos sites da instituicao e do Instituto Brasileiro de Informacao em Ciencia e Tecnologia (IBICT). Conforme revelam os dados do Diretorio, em 1995, a participacao feminina alcancou 39% dos cientistas e, em 2004, passou para 47%. Na UFSCar, as mulheres representam 39,3% dos docentes, ocupam 1/3 dos postos de comando e entre os discentes superam 55% dos estudantes. Destaca-se que ainda falta um caminho a percorrer para igualarem-se aos pesquisadores nos postos academicos e areas do conhecimento mais prestigiadas. Utilizar o potencial feminino e estrategico para avancar cientificamente.

Altas habilidades/superdotação: entre termos e linguagens

The field of high skills/giftedness presents some polemic questions, among them, the use of names or terms that define it. This paper has aimed the use of terminology in the area of high skills/giftedness for diverse Brazilian authors. For this, it was researched the published papers on Revista Educacao Especial, of Santa Maria, RS, editions 2001 to 2010. The terminologies used to perform the research are the bibliographical and the documental. The results found indicate the terminological use in the titles of the papers as in the key words vary among authors as well as it is observed that languages used in the field of high skills/giftedness can cause conflicts in the educational service to that group of students.

Estudo longitudinal da compreensão verbal de crianças usuárias de implante coclear

PURPOSE: to analyze the verbal comprehension of deaf children using a cochlear implant (CI) through a longitudinal study. METHODS: the individuals were nine deaf children using CI. The chronological age of the children ranged from four to eight year-old. The time of use of CI was, on average, 1 year 6 months at the 1st evaluation, 3 years 7 months at the 2nd evaluation, and 4 years 9 months at the 3rd evaluation. The deaf children were evaluated longitudinally through the RDLS Verbal Comprehension Scale. The used materials were toys, objects and figures. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. RESULTS: the implanted children showed progress in their receptive abilities that were statistically significant. CONCLUSION: the study proves CI effectiveness as for the development of verbal comprehension.

Programa de Comunicação Alternativa readaptado para uma adolescente kaingang

The present study aimed to determine whether the use of the Picture Exchange Communication System - PECS favored the communication of an adolescent from the Kaingang indigenous population with intellectual disabilities and language disorders. To verify the effects of the independent variable a single subject design study was performed which involved two phases: baseline and intervention. The system was readapted considering the social, cultural, moral and religious values as well as the habits and customs of that ethnic group. The results showed that the use of the readapted alternative communication system helped to improve the non-verbal communication of the indigenous adolescent and increased her vocabulary, previously considered very restricted and unintelligible.The present study aimed to determine whether the use of the Picture Exchange Communication System - PECS favored the communication of an adolescent from the Kaingang indigenous population with intellectual disabilities and language disorders. To verify the effects of the independent variable a single subject design was performed, which involved two phases: baseline and intervention. The system was readapted considering the social, cultural, moral and religious values as well as the habits and customs of that ethnic group. The results showed that the use of the readapted alternative communication system helped to improve the non-verbal communication of the indigenous adolescent and increased her vocabulary, previously considered very restricted and unintelligible.

O Aluno com Deficiência Visual em Sala de Aula: informações gerais para professores de artes

Este artigo procura oferecer ao professor de Artes informacoes basicas com relacao a presenca do aluno com deficiencia visual na classe comum. Aborda tambem aspectos relevantes da relacao professor e aluno durante as aulas na escola comum, bem como mostra de forma sucinta as implicacoes da deficiencia visual sobre o homem e sua interacao com o meio. Por isso sugere algumas recomendacoes que favorecerao a acao pedagogica do professor de artes junto ao aluno com cegueira ou baixa visao. Palavras-chave : Deficiencia visual; baixa visao; interacao; professor de Artes Abstract The students with visual impairments in the classroom: general information for teachers of arts This article offers to the Arts’ teacher basic information about the presence of the visual deficient student in the classroom. It also regards relevant aspects on the relationship between teacher and student while in the classes in the common school, as it shows the implications of the visual deficiency on the man and his interaction in the environment. Finally, it suggests some tips to improve the arts teacher’s pedagogic action to the blind or low vision student. Key words : Visual impairment, low vision, interaction, professor of Arts

Educação Infantil e Práticas Pedagógicas para o Aluno com Síndrome de Down: o Enfoque no Desenvolvimento Motor

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivos: identificar qual o nivel de desenvolvimento motor de uma crianca com Sindrome de Down (SD) no contexto educacional, intervir com estrategias de ensino necessarias para responder as necessidades de seu desenvolvimento e avaliar os avancos no seu desenvolvimento apos a intervencao. O metodo utilizado foi o estudo de caso para analisar o fenomeno em seu contexto real. Como participante foi escolhido um aluno com SD de tres anos de idade matriculado em uma escola de educacao infantil de uma cidade de medio porte do interior do estado de Sao Paulo. O procedimento para a coleta de dados foi realizado em tres etapas: 1) pre-teste, 2) intervencao e 3) pos-teste. Na fase do pre-teste foi aplicado o Inventario Portage Operacionalizado na area de desenvolvimento motor. Ao identificar as necessidades de aprendizagem do aluno foi elaborado e aplicado um plano de intervencao. Depois da etapa de intervencao, no pos-teste, o inventario foi novamente aplicado para mensurar os avancos no desenvolvimento do aluno comparando-o com o pre-teste. Como resultado constatou-se que o aluno avancou em relacao a faixa etaria inicial referente ao periodo de um a dois anos para a idade entre dois a tres anos em seu desenvolvimento.

Avaliação das habilidades pragmáticas e sociais em crianças com distúrbio específico de linguagem

PURPOSE: to evaluate the social skills and pragmatic communication in children with Specific Language Impairment. METHOD: this study involved 18 children between seven and nine year old, with half (n = 9) being the Experimental Group (EG) and the other half (n = 9) the Control Group CG. Both groups were comprised of three girls and six boys. Children were evaluated as for pragmatic abilities through a spontaneous speech footage. Then, recorded in structured situations of interaction with an unfamiliar adult female. Responses were classified in categories and grouped in Adequate Response (AR) and Inadequate Responses (IR), always according to the communicative context established. RESULTS: it was observed that the greater is the limitation in pragmatic abilities, initiative and performance are worst in interpersonal relationships. There was a significant difference between EG and CG, indicating that the EG had underperformed the CG in both pragmatic and social skills. CONCLUSION: we stress out the importance of developing methods regarding intervention that seek to improve the aspects of speech, language, and interpersonal relationships.

Aspectos biopsicossociais na surdocegueira

The objective of the present article is to discuss bio-psycho-social aspects related to people with deaf blindness and their families so as to highlight those issues that have become important for the development of working methods in deaf blindness. It is based on bibliographic data found in research with parents of deaf blind children and other publications that deal with the causes of the condition. The main causes are congenital German measles, prematurity, infection, genetic or non genetic syndromes. The authors discuss the results of the various presentations, the expected educational development and the needs of the families in aspects related to health, education, leisure, safety and social inclusion. They also discusses issues of family adaptation to the impact produced by deaf blindness, taking into account organic, social-cultural, affect and inter-relational aspects, as well as productivity. The article reflects on the importance of divulging information and of common actions by all involved in the various aspects of the life of the deaf blind in order to achieve working methods in the field of deaf blindness.

Identificação de educandos com altas habilidades: o laudo clínico é essencial?

The obligation of the health report to identify the students, public of Special Education, has been traditional at the Brazilian educational environment. This paper aimed to discuss the essentiality of the health report to identify the students with high abilities at the mainstream schools. For that realization, the research was based in the bibliographical study, using the searches in the educational documents of Education and Special Education, specialized books about high abilities, papers, dissertations and thesis. The results indicated that school systems still demand the presentation of the health report to identify the students with high abilities and register them at the school census, also the orientations, via SECADI/MEC, didn’t indicate the obligation of the health report to provide any student that is public of Special Education but just the pedagogical evaluation realized by the professionals from specialized rooms, as well as, it was resulted that the health report can be demanded in complementary character if necessary.