Estar na língua e estar no mundo- A pessoa surda e o letramento em Língua Portuguesa

Abstract

STRACT The social practices of reading and writing constitute the individual and his critical involvement in society, making it possible to signify the world that surrounds him. Thus, it is important to think of mechanisms that can encourage such literacy practices with the deaf person and that promote the learning of written Portuguese. However, factors such as delay in language acquisition and teaching methodology interfere in this process. This research was carried out with the objective of knowing the experiences of the deaf person with literacy practices in Portuguese, relating them to language. The study has a qualitative approach, using an online interview as an instrument for generating data. 10 participants were reached and data analysis was carried out in an interpretative way. The results presented in the study demonstrate the relationship established between late contact with the first language (L1) and the formal literacy process. In addition, it is observed that other factors, such as the family environment with little interaction and limited social practices, also affected the process. It is important to respect the linguistic uniqueness of the deaf person and the adequacy of teaching methodologies, which also implies qualified teachers who understand Portuguese as a second language for deaf students. The relevance of a linguistically rich family environment to promote the development of deaf children and literate social practices is highlighted. In addition, it is necessary to recognize in the educational environment the role