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CADER-NASCIMENTO, Fátima Ali Abdalah Abdel  e  DA COSTA, Maria da Piedade Resende. Pedagogical mediation in the development of the process of communication in deaf-blind children. Temas psicol. [online]. 2003, vol.11, n.2, pp.85-96. ISSN 1413-389X.

This study’s objective was to improve the communication resources of deaf-blind children through writing coupled with Libras, dactylology, and reading. Three (4, 5 and 8-year old) deaf-blind children enrolled in a special needs school in Brasília, DF, during the period from February to December, 1999, participated in the study. Three phases were developed: initial appraisal, intervention, and final assessment. The characterization of the students was carried out based on interviews with their families and the analysis of reports. The intervention was performed as a routine in the classroom, based on four daily activities: reception, roll call, snack time, novelty. The results gave evidence of the importance of diversification of resources during the process of communication acquiring by deaf-blinds

Palavras-chave : Communication; Intervention; Deaf-blind children.

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