THE ASSISTANT AS AN INCLUSION AGENT: a proposal for training actions in Early Childhood Education
nursery assistant, formative practices, inclusion, Early Childhood Education, adaptation.
From the concerns about the work processes as an Early Childhood Educator of the Núcleo de Educação da Infância – NEI, in the work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers, this investigative work starts from the questions about which guiding principles are part the role of the Early Childhood Educator and the contribution of this subject to the insertion and adaptation process of very young children with Specific Educational Needs (SEN). Therefore, a qualitative research was carried out, which used the methodology of the integrative literature review, and aimed to identify and describe the training needs of classroom assistants, practices and strategies for the insertion/adaptation of infants and very young children with SEN in Early Childhood Educational environment. Based on the assumption that the group planning of pedagogical actions permeates the process of insertion/ adaptation of very young children with SEN, in this research we use as an approach the integrative literature review, with the interlocution with authors of reference the plot for discussion of emerging themes, which make up the body of work: care and education; insertion/ adaptation; inclusive education in early childhood education; the classroom assistant and the training needs of this adult who not being a teacher, acts directly in the processes of insertion/ adaptation of very young children in early childhood education. As a result of this professional master’s work we will present a proposal for continuing education workshops, aimed at developing/ improving/ consolidating pedagogical practices of adults who participate in the school context - daycare assistant, classroom assistant, scholarship students and interns. For the development of the proposition of the formative workshops as a pedagogical training strategy, we highlight the importance of the systematization of learning processes and inclusive possibilities, when we understand that this reflective and creative practice in the field of dialogue, interaction and study, contributes to the development of professionals working in early childhood education and, consequently, to inclusive processes in school.