Abstract

FREITAS, Ana Paula de; MONTEIRO, Maria Inês Bacellar; CAMARGO, Evani Andreatta Amaral  and  DAINEZ, Débora. The other’s look on the constitution of an intellectually disabled student: the views of educators and classmates. Rev. Comunic [online]. 2014, vol.21, n.2, pp.67-81. ISSN 2238-121X.  https://doi.org/10.15600/2238-121X/comunicacoes.v21n2p67-81.

The aim of this study is to reflect on the constitution of students with special educational needs who attend the public school system. The data are related to observations from classroom situations with a kindergarten student and to interviews with the student’s teachers and classmates. The student, aged five, has an intellectual disability and is in the kindergarten. The observations were registered in a field diary and video films, while the interviews were audio recorded. The results reveal the teachers’ lack of knowledge regarding their role and function in the special student’s learning process. Maria’s classmates reproduce the actions and attitudes adopted by the teacher and the teaching assistant. Assistance-based conceptions were reiterated in their comments, and this way of seeing, conceiving, and giving meaning is reflected in the student’s process of constitution. This study highlights two need, i.e., to change conceptions regarding development and to resize educational practices.

Keywords : Cultural-Historical Theory; Discourse and Utterance Perspective; The Subject’s Constitution; Intellectual Disabilities; Inclusive Education.

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