TITLE:
Educational Practices for Oral Health Promotion of Blind Students Using Three-Dimensional Tactile Book
AUTHORS:
Cristina Silva Ribeiro de Souza, Lisânia Cardoso Tederixe, Nuccia Nicole Theodoro de Cicco, Helena Carla Castro, Neuza Rejane Wille Lima
KEYWORDS:
Childeducation, Congenital Blindness, Inclusive Education, Toothdecay
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
12,
2020
ABSTRACT: The world we live is visual and visually impaired people have a unique way of knowing and recognizing what is around them.In this perspective, the study aimed to produce a three-dimensional tactile book with authorial history on oral health involving the theme caries. This study was developed at Benjamin Constant Institute, involving three blind students with ages between five and eight yearsold. The book produced was read to students who had the opportunity to handle it. The students read the stories to their family members who filmed the actions and sent them to the investigators of the study. We observed that the book contributed to the meaningful learning of students about oral hygiene.