Abstract

RIOS, Noemi Vieira de Freitas  and  NOVAES, Beatriz Cavalcanti de A. Caiuby. O processo de inclusão de crianças com deficiência auditiva na escola regular: vivências de professores. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.01, pp.81-98. ISSN 1413-6538.

The aim of this study was to describe and discuss the process of inclusion in regular schools of children who are hearing impaired, based on teachers' perceptions of the process. Three children between the ages of 5 and 8 years and their teachers participated in the study. The interviews with the children's teachers were recorded, and material was selected from the transcripts that allowed us to characterize the inclusion process of each child in the study. The teachers' reports about their experiences with the hearing impaired children of this study seem to indicate that, even today, despite enhancement of inclusive practices, there is evidence that what prevails in schools are the presuppositions of integration rather than the principles of inclusion. Teachers were unanimous in admitting that they are not being sufficiently prepared to receive hearing impaired children and few of them have knowledge of language and hearing development and how such aspects influence and determine the specific ways hearing impaired students apprehend academic content. The main idea that seems to prevail is that it is the obligation of the child with special needs to adapt to the environment, and attempt to integrate him or herself into it. Teachers seek individual strategies of contacting the child, as the issues are not coped with collectively by the administrative and teaching staff. It seems that the school is slow to change in ways that would help to welcome these students.

Keywords : Special Education; Hearing Rehabilitation; Speech Therapy; Hearing Impaired Children.

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