Abstract

NASCIMENTO, Deisiane Aviz  and  SOUSA, Neide M. F. R. de. Playing in inclusive early childhood education in pedagogical practices for children with disabilities. Educ. Form. [online]. 2023, vol.8, e11284.  Epub Feb 23, 2024. ISSN 2448-3583.  https://doi.org/10.25053/redufor.v8.e11284.

The research aimed to understand the role of playing in inclusive pedagogical practices for children that are the target audience of special education (TASE). The study took place in a Municipal Early Childhood Education Institution in a small city of Pará. A teacher from Kindergarten II class was a participant in the study. The survey procedures involved semi-structured interviews and observation during the classes. Content analysis was used to process the data, organized into thematic categories: playing in the process of including children and planning and pedagogical practice: the centrality of playing and games. The results suggest that playing makes it possible to strengthen bonds between children and contributes to the process of including children with and without disabilities in Early Childhood Education. Playfulness helps the methodological strategies that make teaching practice more efficient and productive, being essential in inclusive Early Childhood Education

Keywords : child education; educational inclusion; to play; children with disabilities; pedagogical practices..

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