Abstract

CAPELLINI, Vera Lúcia Messias Fialho; MACHADO, Gislaine Marquini  and  SADE, Rossana Maria Seabra. Fairy tales: educational resource for children with significant intellectual disabilities. Psicol. educ. [online]. 2012, n.34, pp.158-185. ISSN 1414-6975.

Studies show the psychological contribution of fairy tales regarding the child's development as one of the best plumbers of existential problems, appeasing it by acting as an outlet for their anguish, anxieties, and fears, engendering greater emotional balance. Thus, through researches in the literature, it was established as objective to seek information about the functionality of the fairy tales in the educational process of students with intellectual disabilities who presents challenging behaviors. Among the tales, the Brothers Grimm are suggested to be used as an educational resource. It was possible to say that, through the symbolic mediation in the imaginary of children with intellectual disabilities, educational work with fairy tales evokes significant benefits.

Keywords : disability; socio-cultural mediation; fairy tales.

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