A família como fator de apoio à aquisição da libras por crianças surdas

This work aims to critically reflect on the importance of the role of deaf children in the acquisition of the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). This topic is of interest to the deaf community, teachers, psychopedagogists and researchers who work in teaching Libras in Brazil. Although there is a robust theoretical framework on the origin and evolution of this language, as well as on its teaching-learning by deaf people, it is necessary to investigate more closely the role of the family, or rather, the encouragement and performance of family members of deaf children in learning this language. language, as well as the Portuguese language, since it is common ground that the success of learning is supported by the development of bilingualism. An important discussion in which this study is inserted is to understand how the family of deaf children can play a decisive role in the process of acquiring pounds, through specific studies (field research or case study) with deaf adults and their families. The report of deaf adults and their families can help to clarify the difficulties and obstacles faced in acquiring Libras, including in the family nucleus. Historically, deaf people have always been treated as people with disabilities and not as individuals with differences in hearing, but who are able to learn Libras. This scenario began to change through the efforts of educators and philosophers in the construction of Sign Language and in demystifying the total incapacity of the deaf to learn not only Libras, but also the Portuguese language. However, for this to be fully effective, family support in the deaf child's learning, from an early age, is essential, as it is the parents, grandparents, in short, the closest family members who provide the basis for learning several essential things for life, who educate the world and who decide for the children, since they do not have the maturity for any decision-making power when they are small. Thus, the view that family members, es...