O espaço sob um olhar especial: a alfabetização cartográfica através da caracterização do espaço geográfico dos alunos deficientes intelectuais e com dificuldades na aprendizagem do município de Iranduba-AM

Abstract

This article is the product of the Academic Productivity Program of the University of the State of Amazonas, and is also part of the Institutional Program for Scientific and Technological Initiation Scholarships - PIBICT, which aims to work and analyze cartographic literacy with students with learning difficulties and intellectual disabled in the municipality of Iranduba, describing the pedagogical practice of Geography teachers, regarding the Cartography activities carried out and presenting suggestions for teaching resources and pedagogical practices for the teaching of Geography. For this, with the assistance of the Municipal Education Secretariat, two educational institutions were chosen for the development and implementation of the project, namely: the Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional (APAE) and the municipal School Santa Luzia. The research started from an interview with the school manager, to learn how the routine of students and teachers is fragmented; whether teachers use didactic materials to improve classes and how cartography activities are carried out with students. There were also activities with games in the class of students with intellectual disabilities, in order to obtain a diagnosis identifying the degree of difficulty of each student. Keywords: Geography teaching; Cartography; Intellectual Disability.