Análise panorâmica da utilização da linguagem de sinais na educação em ciências

Abstract

This study’s main purpose is to provide a reflexion on the use of the Brazilian Signal Language – LIBRAS – as a tool for deaf and dumb education, mostly in the case of Science teaching with the support of pedagogical adapted stuff. Amongst many topics necessary to a bibliographic research, the characteristics of a deaf person have been highlighted, as well as the cultural and historic aspects of deaf education and the particular use of the LIBRAS. It is important to emphasize that the adapted pedagogical instruments are indispensable help for a successful teaching and learning situation. They must be suited to these special students without modifying their content, their objectives and their usability. The assessment must be done through well planned pedagogical strategies so to evaluate their progress according the needs and capabilities applied to this case.