A leitura de imagem no início do processo de alfabetização e a prática docente dos professores

Abstract

This study, linked to the research line two - Background Development and Pedagogical Practice of Teachers of the Masters Program in Education at Universidade do Oeste Paulista (Unoeste) in Presidente Prudente (SP), was carried out to assess the applicability of image reading worked up by the teacher of Arts in his/her pedagogical practice as he/she tries to provide support to literacy development at Grade School level. The research was a case study dealing with a qualitative approach which apprehended subjectivity, expressive meanings, the perception and appraisal of teachers specialized in Arts and teachers of literacy development according to observation procedures, interview and document analysis. The research development took place in three Grade schools, comprising six teachers meant for Basic Education and specialists in Arts. The results achieved in it confirmed that Arts, by means of image reading, may be considered as a procedure which supports literacy development. The observation also showed that such teachers lack background development and resource availability. The research also pointed out that in the teachers pedagogical practice lies the applicability of image reading meant for literacy development.