A contribuição da comunicação alternativa no processo de aprendizagem da criança com paralisia cerebral no contexto escolar

Abstract

Most individuals with neuromotor dysfunction presents the development of speech disorders due to motor aspects of the changes, so that, in most cases, comprehension is preserved. The difficulties of verbal expression peculiar to these children interfere and hinder the promotion of education, highlighting the use of an augmentative and alternative communication, which allows enabling the individual to communicate effectively, so that he can take part or to return society as a subject and productive, providing access to learning and socialization. This study aims to examine, through literature review, the contribution of alternative communication in the learning process in children with cerebral palsy within the school context. The method involved literature searches in electronic databases Lilacs, Medline, SciELO, Google Scholar, in refereed journals, through the Portal Capes, and searches of related articles, article references and search by author. We examined publications from 1993 to 2009, whose sample encompassed children with cerebral palsy in school, were selected for study eight articles. The results showed that the use of alternative communication in children with cerebral palsy usually accompanied by significant gains in verbal skills, facilitates and enhances communication initiatives, when combined with a non-verbal expressions, enables the effectiveness of communicative intentions, encouraging The use of speech. The use of computer develops beyond the motor aspects of the participants, expanding vocabulary, increasing problem-solving strategies, setting concepts, development and acquisition of skills, ensuring the digital accessibility. The findings indicated changes in the communication skills of individuals after the introduction of alternative communication systems that allowed greater linguistic and cognitive development of participants in the constitution of his identity as subject "speaker".