Análise comparativa do desempenho textual de estudantes de quarta e quinta séries do ensino fundamental com e sem queixa de dificuldades na linguagem escrita

Abstract

This research examines the textual performance, in understanding and production, of 42 subjects of the fourth and fifth grades with (21 subjects) and without (21 subjects) complaints of desabilities/disorder of writing language, who attended two municipal schools of Santa Maria. Try to relate those performances with practices of literacy at home and school. The study also interviewed Portuguese teachers and their studants to observe their criteria for evaluating the textual performance and identification of subjects with low performance, which attach suspicion of desabilities/disorder of writing language. The results showed a general low textual performance, as much in the group with as without complaint of disability/disorder. There was, however, the worst performing in group with complaints on aspects as acceptability and progression in both grades, and intent, situational and repetition only in fourth grade. Students of both groups had low textual performance in comprehension. Teachers differ about the focus of textual work. While the teacher at a school more focused on textual progressing, the teacher of another school more formal aspects such as spelling. It was concluded that the textual work is focused so partial in schools and in the family. The data suggest that there are major environmental problems that must be solved so that the subjects can progress in their textual performance and which get doubts about about writing disorders diagnostics as dyslexia in the studied cases.