A ludicidade como ferramenta pedagógica e suas contribuições para a aprendizagem de crianças em processo de alfabetização

Abstract

The objective of this study was to understand how playfulness, as a pedagogical tool, contributes to the learning of children in the literacy process. The theoretical discussion was based on authors who defend the use of playfulness in education, among which the following stand out: Kishimoto (2002), Macedo; Petty and Passos (2005), Vygotsky (1991). In addition, the basis for this study is based on legal documents such as the Federal Constitution (1988), the Law of Guidelines and Bases of Education (LDB, 1996) and the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC, 2017). Regarding the methodological aspects, field research with a qualitative approach was used. For this purpose, it was carried out in a Municipal Center for Early Childhood Education, located in the southern area of ​​Teresina-PI, with the collaboration of two literacy teachers. As an instrument for data production, a semi-structured interview was used. The analyses were carried out guided by three categories, namely: Conceptions about the use of playfulness as a pedagogical tool in the literacy process; the use of playfulness in children's learning in the literacy process; and the contributions of playfulness in children's learning in the literacy process. As a result, the study indicated that, for the teachers, playfulness presents itself as a pedagogical tool that contributes to children's learning in literacy. Teachers’ reports also highlight that the use of playful practices favors the advancement of the teaching-learning process, which makes it possible to make literacy more accessible and efficient for children in the early years of elementary school. It also demonstrates how playfulness, used by teachers as an auxiliary tool, has the function of inserting the child into this scenario and contributing to the learning of reading and writing. Therefore, it is emphasized that, as a result of such acquisitions, mastery of playfulness also contributes to the cognitive, behavioral and affective fields.