INCLUSIVE EDUCATION THROUGH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: READING TO INTERIORIZE DIFFERENCES/EDUCACION INCLUSIVA A TRAVES DE LA LITERATURA INFANTIL: LA LECTURA PARA INTERIORIZAR LAS DIFERENCIAS

• Published in: MLS Educational Research Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 27
• Main Authors: Pulido-Mantas, Lorena, Ruiz-Seisdedos, Susana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MLS Journals S.L 01-01-2018
• Subjects: Children's literature; Education; Equal education; Mainstreaming (Education); Methods; Special needs students; Study and teaching
• ISSN: 2603-5820; 2603-5820
• DOI: 10.29314/mlser.v2i1.48

The meaning of Inclusive Education throughout the history of education in our country, has been taking different meanings and multiple forms. We are in a continuous process of change and it is necessary to train teachers with new skills, capable of facing what the word inclusion really means. The purpose of this review is to take a path of Inclusive Education and propose new pedagogical practices that provide experiential and enriching experiences. The concept of Children's Literature will also be studied; from the difficulty it presents as such to the importance of the story as a resource to address the diversity of the classroom. Finally, an "inclusion proposal" is proposed that combines both aspects, on the one hand, the importance of educational inclusion and, on the other hand, the possibility of improving that situation through children's literature. The methodology was based on analyzing the content of stories that talk about characters with functional diversity and once the theme and the "disabilities" were determined, those whose text spoke of functional diversities that were associated with an ephemeris worked in the school were selected. This proposal focuses on highlighting the knowledge and discoveries made about inclusion in current years and the intrinsic value of literature in the classroom. It concludes with the idea of a didactic proposal that allows us to check and study in detail if the works are adequate to treat the inclusion in the classroom. Keywords: Functional diversity, educational inclusion, children's literature. El significado de Educacion Inclusiva a lo largo de la historia de la educacion en nuestro pais, ha ido tomando diferentes significados y multiples formas. Nos encontramos en continuo proceso de cambio y para ello se hace necesario formar a docentes con nuevas competencias, capaces de afrontar lo que verdaderamente significa la palabra inclusion. La finalidad de la presente revision es hacer un recorrido por la Educacion Inclusiva y proponer nuevas practicas pedagogicas que proporcionen experiencias vivenciales y enriquecedoras. Tambien se estudiara el concepto de Literatura Infantil, desde la dificultad que presenta este como tal hasta la importancia del cuento como recurso para atender la diversidad del aula. Por ultimo, se plantea una "propuesta de inclusion" que combine ambos aspectos, la importancia de la inclusion educativa y la posibilidad de mejorar esa situacion a traves de la literatura infantil. La metodologia se baso en analizar el contenido de cuentos que hablan sobre personajes con diversidad funcional y, una vez determinada la tematica y las "discapacidades" que trataban estos, se seleccionaron aquellos cuyo texto hablara de diversidades funcionales que se asociaran a una efemeride trabajada en el colegio. Esta propuesta se centra en poner de manifiesto los conocimientos y los descubrimientos realizados sobre la inclusion en los ultimos anos y el valor intrinseco de la literatura en el aula. Se concluye con la idea de una propuesta didactica que nos permita comprobar y estudiar en detalle si las obras propuestas son adecuadas para tratar la inclusion en el aula. Palabras clave: Diversidad funcional, inclusion educativa, literatura infantil.