Alfabetização e letramento da criança indígena

Abstract

This study focuses on indigenous school education, specifically the literacy of Guarani Kaiowá children. It is a descriptive qualitative study conducted at the Ubaldo Arandu Kwê-mi School in the village of Sassoró, in the municipality of Tacuru, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. To collect data, we used classroom observations in a 3rd-grade elementary school class, conversations with the literacy teacher, and photographs of activities carried out with the children. The study showed that it is very important to begin literacy instruction in the mother tongue and gradually introduce Portuguese, as this facilitates learning for the children. It is also important to preserve the knowledge of the Guarani Kaiowá people through oral tradition, reading, and writing in their mother longue.