The aims of the present study were to evaluate and to accompany the development of writing in an educational and therapeutic group setting with four children between the ages of 5 and 7 years with mild to profound hearing loss, all of whom use hearing aids or have cochlear implants. The objective was to analyze strategies used during such intervention for the development of writing language in this group, during 1 year. The research project was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital of Abnormalities and Craniofacial Rehabilitation of the University of São Paulo and the study was conducted with the parents' consent. The following procedures were undertaken: literature review and analysis of strategies for the intervention, assessment of hearing and language abilities of each child, as well as evaluation of the writing language following specific protocols, before and after intervention. The strategies were applied in group situation, mediated by the educator-researcher and recorded with camera fixed on a tripod. The strategies were transcribed and analyzed. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of each child's evaluations was done, so as to understand the child's level of writing development in accordance with the literature. The results showed that all children showed progress in their writing development. The conclusion was that the therapeutic strategies that were applied enabled greater involvement, confidence and abilities regarding written language, pointing to the usefulness of group educational intervention.
Special Education; Hearing Impairment; Writing Acquisition; Special Education
