The Use of Computational Artifacts to Support Deaf Learning: An Approach Based on the Direct Way Methodology

摘要

Deaf users face various difficulties accessing the Web. These difficulties are frequently due to low skills on written language, which is a consequence of approaches that do not favor appropriate methods such as bilingual literacy. This method make use of sign language skills to teach a second written language. In this paper, we present studies with deaf students that explore the direct way methodology articulated with computational artifacts aiming to promote the bilingual literacy. This article presents 10 meetings where we performed learning activities with 3 teachers and 12 deaf students. The objective was to apply our approach to improve the reading and writing skills on Portuguese language, as a second language. The studies point out positive results, and the possibility of exploring this approach from the early years of child literacy.