Estrategias para potenciar las habilidades comunicativas en niños de 3 a 6 años con discapacidad múltiple

Abstract

The objective of this research is to present strategies to improve communication in children with multiple disabilities in the Province of Esmeraldas Ecuador, where there is a shortage of information in this regard. It focuses on the case of the Nuestra Familia Rehabilitation Center, in Esmeraldas, where a survey was conducted among parents and professionals that highlighted this problem. Concepts and scientific bases on multiple disabilities, educational inclusion and the alternative and augmentative communication system were reviewed, which are essential to understand and address the communication needs of this population. A mixed methodology was used, combining field and experimental research, to evaluate the results of the proposed strategies. Parents, professionals and children participated, and innovative techniques such as project-based learning and the flipped classroom were used, which favored children's active and sensory learning. A teaching guide was developed with strategies to enhance communication skills in children aged 3 to 6 years with multiple disabilities, which was applied to a sample of 25 children. Research has great social and educational relevance, since it contributes to improving the quality of life and making them participate in an inclusive society, having a global coexistence with everything that surrounds them, be it people, nature, emotions and even the spirituality of children with multiple disabilities, as well as to generate knowledge on this topic.