Progress in communication of two children with intellectual disability in child education: interventions using alternative communication resources

Abstract

This research sought to analyze how the use of Alternative Communication in intervention sessions can contribute to the process of communication of children with intellectual disabilities in the stage of Early Childhood Education. The research had the participation of two children with intellectual disability and communicative difficulties, students of public schools in the city of Igarassu-PE. Intervention sessions were held with the use of Alternative Communication resources. The study demonstrated that the use of alternative communication resources contributed significantly to these children's communication. It showed that the use of alternative communication coupled with pedagogical activities to stimulate oral language in early childhood education can enhance the acquisition and development of the language of children with intellectual disabilities, which in the classroom can allow children with ID to have as many opportunities for development as other children without disabilities.