FOR A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OF THE BRAILLE SYSTEM BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEACHERS
Collaborative Learning. Braille system. Visually impaired. Family. Teachers.
The research developed is part of the research line: Educational Processes and Inclusion, of the Postgraduate Program in Education, of the Federal Institute of Catarinense - Campus Camboriú. Its investigative focus was the qualitative analysis of how the educational processes of collaborative learning of the Braille System between family and teachers can contribute to the development of the visually impaired. In this sense, the study also aimed to expand the knowledge of the Braille System, which is essential for the independence and autonomy of the visually impaired. The theoretical framework on the subject was based on Almeida (2002), Bruno (1993), Carvalho (2012), Mazzotta, (1996), Vigotski (1988), in addition to other authors and documents that address the aforementioned theme. In theoreticalmethodological terms, bibliographical research procedures were used to aim at theinterpretation of the investigated phenomenon from its historical-cultural context. Throughdata analysis of the surveys found, it was possible to see that just as the teacher has knowledgeof the Braille System is important for the learning of the visually impaired, the family also needs to be clear about the importance of their actions and that the collaborative work betweenthem is essential for the better learning of the Braille System by the visually impaired.