Teaching practices that include: the place of Down children in the daily life of Early Childhood Education in the Federal District (2022-2023)
Brasília; Early Childhood Education; Teaching Practices; Down Syndrome; Diversity and difference.
This dissertation analyzes the position of Down children in teaching practices in Early Childhood Education. It is relevant to point: school inclusion is set. Differentiation prevails in teaching practices, which is called difference. With this understanding, the question that gave rise to this study was constructed: what is the place of Down children in the teaching practices of Early Childhood Education? To support the discussions, it is considered the education for all paradigm, the Sociology of Childhood and the Pedagogy of Difference. The research was carried out in two Early Childhood Education Centers in Brasília, Federal District. The general objective was to analyze the place of Down children in teaching practices in Early Childhood Education in institutions of the State Secretariat for Education of the Federal District. The research was qualitative, grounded on document analysis and literature review. The data collection techniques were observation, whose subjects correspond to two teachers, twenty-four children, two of whom are Down, and a questionnaire, which, in turn, was realized with nine teachers. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method. The developed research considers: the Down child has specificities and other learning times. Teaching practices need to safeguard the socially constructed important place. The results of the empirical data reveal the place of the Down child: diversity and difference, point out and reinforce the challenges of difference and the need for continuing education, leading to the creation of a Dossier. It is concluded that respect and appreciation of difference, professional engagement and embodiment of the Political Pedagogical Project of the institutions in teaching practices contribute to unrestricted inclusion.