O livro de imagem: um caminho possível para o letramento de crianças surdas

Abstract

The present research, Picture Books: A Possible Path for the Literacy of Deaf Children, sought to investigate the role of wordless picture books as a viable pathway for the literacy of the deaf subject, understanding literature as a space for the constitution of subjectivity and reader development. The central objective of this study was to analyze how visual materiality and literary literacy contribute to the formation of the deaf reader, focusing the analysis on the work Migrantes by peruvian author Issa Watanabe. The book was published by Editora Raposa Vermelha in 2021. This research intended to answer the following questions: 1) What is illustrated literature and how is it organized in the educational context? and 2) Can the wordless picture book serve as a viable path for the literacy of deaf subjects? The theoretical framework is anchored in the assumptions of studies on deafness, identity, and literacy by Paula Botelho and Sueli Fernandes , as well as the theories of the picture book by Sophie Van der Linden and Graça Ramos , and the concept of visual literacy proposed by Tatiana Lebedeff. The work is structured into three main parts: initially, introductory notes were presented on the reading process of the deaf subject and language as an identity marker. Subsequently, the historical constitution of children's literature and certain pedagogical myths regarding reading were discussed. Following this, the relationship between illustration and visual literacy was explored in depth, culminating in an analytical sketch of the investigated work. Finally, the concluding remarks revisit the research questions, highlighting the contributions of picture book theory and Discourse Analysis to the training of pedagogues facing the challenges of a literate world.