Artigo
Strategies used by the children's education teacher for orientation and mobility of the visually impaired student
Registro en:
British Journal of Visual Impairment, v. 32, n. 2, p. 157-169, 2014.
0264-6196
10.1177/0264619614528342
5197619968036480
Autor
Magalhães, Alessandra Tanuri
Sankako, Andréia Naomi [UNESP]
Braccialli, Lígia Maria Presumido [UNESP]
Resumen
This study aims to identify, describe, and analyse strategies used by a teacher to support the mobility of students with visual impairment in various school environments. A female student with visual impairment in Brazil, aged 5 years, and her classroom teacher participated in the study. Their interactions were videotaped, and later, their dialogue and actions were transcribed. Six themes of analysis were elaborated, one for each support strategy used by the teacher. The results revealed that the strategies employed by the teacher often hampered the child’s orientation and mobility. This was probably the result of a lack of assistance by professionals specialised in Orientation and Mobility, as stipulated in Brazilian legislation. Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Educação Especial, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências - Campus de Marília, Marilia, Av. Hygino Muzzi Filho, 737, Jardim Universitário, CEP 17525-900, SP, Brasil Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Educação Especial, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências - Campus de Marília, Marilia, Av. Hygino Muzzi Filho, 737, Jardim Universitário, CEP 17525-900, SP, Brasil