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Research related to the school counselor's journey to social justice advocacy is minimal. An exploration of the school counselor's journey to social justice advocacy and the impact it has on the counselor's work with students is needed. Furthermore, research related to the needs and challenges of undocumented students have not been explored. The purpose of this study was to explore the social justice identity development of professional school counselors who identify as advocates for undocumented students through critical incidents. The study is grounded in Bobbie Harro's Cycle of Liberation and Relational Cultural Theory to answer the following research questions: (1) What do school counselors who identify as social justice advocates describe as critical incidents in their social justice identity development when working with undocumented students? (2) How have these critical incidents impacted the social justice identity development of professional school counselors? I enlisted a qualitative approach utilizing the Critical Incident Technique (Flanagan, 1954) to address the research questions. Six secondary school counselors participated in this study. Five were female, two were white, two were Hispanic, one was African-American, and one was bi-racial. Four were citizens, one was a naturalized citizen and one was a DACA recipient. One had been a school counselor for 1 - 3 years, two for 3-5 years, and 3 had been school counselors for more than 7 years. The critical incidents identified by the participants related to personal experiences such as parental influence, family experiences, and influence of educators; formal learning such as experiential learning and academic learning; past work experiences; and student impact on the counselor.  The school counselor's relationship with an undocumented student or immigrant played a role in the participants social justice identity development. The school counselors' identity development mirrored Harro's (2000) Cycle of Liberation. As a result of the critical incidents provided by the participants, connection and introspection emerged. The connection and introspection liberated the counselor and served as the process towards the counselors' social justice identity development. / Ph. D.

Seit Jahren lässt sich in Deutschland und Italien eine Zunahme des Biolebensmittelkonsums beobachten. Die Ursachen für diesen Anstieg werden in den meisten Analysen auf rationales Entscheidungsverhalten oder wissensbasierte Ansätze zurückgeführt. In dieser Arbeit wird hingegen von komplexen, wechselseitigen Zusammenhänge zwischen Handlungen auf individueller sowie kollektiver Ebene und der medialen Berichterstattung ausgegangen: Die gesamtgesellschaftliche und die individuelle Ebene sind durch die mediale Berichterstattung, hier insbesondere durch die Lebensmittelskandale, wechselseitig miteinander verknüpft, indem sie das Naturverhältnis und somit das Konsumverhalten in Bezug auf Essen öffentlich konstruieren. Das gesellschaftliche Naturverhältnis ist auf der einen Seite von sozialen Strukturen und auf der anderen Seite von kulturellen Vorlieben, die zusammen einen bestimmten ‚way of life’ ergeben, abhängig. Diese Annahme geht auf die Cultural Theory von Mary Douglas zurück. Um das Modell zu flexibilisieren und der Komplexität moderner Gesellschaften Rechnung zu tragen wurde der Gruppenbegriff der Cultural Theory in dieser Arbeit durch das Konzept der Netzwerke ersetzt. Aus Sicht der Netzwerkanalyse kann die soziale Umwelt als Muster von Beziehungen zwischen interagierenden Einheiten betrachtet werden. Die sogenannte phänomenologische Netzwerktheorie von Harrison White schenkt dabei aber nicht nur der das Individuum umgebenden Netzwerkstruktur Aufmerksamkeit, sondern auch der phänomenologischen Ebene von symbolischen Deutungsmustern und Praktiken. Durch die Berichterstattung in den Medien entstehen Koppelungen von Naturbildern, die erwarten lassen, dass sich auf der Mikroebene der VerbraucherInnen neue Anschlussmöglichkeiten für ihre Konsumentscheidungen ergeben, die die Grenzen des Biodiskurses über die engen Grenzen einer egalitaristischen ‚alternativen‘ Lebensform hinausschieben helfen. Aus diesem theoretischen Rahmen lässt sich die These der Arbeit ableiten, dass Biolebensmittel nicht mehr nur in den kreisförmigen/egalitären Netzwerken konsumiert werden, sondern der Biolebensmittelkonsum diese Grenzen über sogenannte ‚broker‘ durchbrochen hat. Dadurch wird er zunehmend auch in anderen Netzwerktypen (hierarchisch, sternförmig/indvidualistisch) praktiziert. Je institutionalisierter diese broker sind, um so schneller ist die Verbreitung des Biolebensmittelkonsums. Die These wird anhand einer Netzwerktextanalyse von Lebensmittelskandalen in Deutschland und Italien überprüft. / For many years there has been a rise in the consumption of organic food in Germany and Italy. The causes for this increase are usually illustrated by rational choice theories or knowledge-based approaches. In this research, however, it is assumed that the increase in consumption is based on a complex and reciprocal connection between an action on either an individual level and/or societal level and coverage in the media. The individual and societal levels are interlinked and influence each other while being externally influenced by news coverage, especially food scandals reported in the media, publicly constructing the relationship with nature and behaviour patterns in relation to food consumption. The societal relationship with nature is conditioned, on the one hand, by social structure and by cultural biases on the other, which form together a certain "way of life". These assumptions are based on the Cultural Theory by Mary Douglas. To better cope with the complexity of modern societies and to make the model by Mary Douglas more flexible, the concept of groups has been replaced by the concept of networks. In the perspective of network analysis, the societal environment can be seen as a pattern of relations between interacting entities. Thus the so-called Phenomenological Network Theory by Harrison White pays attention not only to the network structures, but also the phenomenological level of symbolic interpretative patterns and practices. When mass media platforms are coupled with images of nature which are expected to rise on the individual level, provide new connection opportunities for consumers and influence their decision making regarding consumption. These connections transcend the boundaries of egalitarian, ''alternative'' lifestyles. Following this theoretical framework, it can be derived that organic food is no longer consumed only in egalitarian networks, but has also crossed the boundaries into other network types via so-called ‚brokers‘ and is increasingly practiced in these other networks. The more institutionalized the "brokers" are, the faster the spread of organic food consumption becomes. These assumptions are empirically tested on the basis of Network Text Analysis of food scandals in the mass media in Germany and Italy.

The purpose of this study is to highlight how some teachers in the compulsory school for learning disabilities describe how they enable communication for pupils with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities. The study is a qualitative study based on two group interviews with three informants in each group. The informants are all working in the compulsory school for pupils with learning disabilities. The empirical data has been analyzed from a socio-cultural perspective, focusing on the concepts of mediation, appropriation, proximal development zone and scaffolding. The result shows that the teachers enable communication for students with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities in various ways, especially with visual support and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools. The study shows that it is important to have knowledge about autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability and how the disabilities affect communication with the pupils. My hope is that this study can contribute with knowledge of how communication is made possible for pupils with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities. / Syftet med denna studie är att belysa hur några pedagoger i grundsärskolan inriktning träningsskola beskriver hur de möjliggör kommunikation för elever med autismspektrumtillstånd och intellektuell funktionsnedsättning. Studien är en kvalitativ undersökning som bygger på två gruppintervjuer med tre informanter i varje grupp. Informanterna arbetar alla i grundsärskolan inriktning träningsskola. Empirin har analyserats ur ett sociokulturellt perspektiv med fokus på begreppen mediering, appropriering, proximala utvecklingszonen och scaffolding. Resultatet visar att pedagogerna möjliggör kommunikation för elever med autismspektrumtillstånd och intellektuell funktionsnedsättning på olika sätt, framför allt med visuellt stöd och alternativ kompletterande kommunikation (AKK) hjälpmedel. I studien framgår att det är viktigt att ha kunskap kring autismspektrumtillstånd och intellektuell funktionsnedsättning och hur funktionsnedsättningarna påverkar kommunikationen hos eleverna. Min förhoppning är att denna studie kan bidra med kunskap kring hur kommunikation möjliggörs för elever med autismspektrumtillstånd och intellektuell funktionsnedsättning.

Essa dissertação de mestrado consiste em analisar o desenvolvimento da atividade de estudo no contexto escolar de uma criança trabalhadora e compreender em que medida a organização do ensino possibilita a apropriação de saberes e conhecimentos escolares na vida da criança que estuda e trabalha. Nosso objetivo geral foi entender como a criança trabalhadora (representada no estudo por José) se relaciona com o conhecimento, ou seja, como se realizam os processos de mediação cultural de José em atividade de estudo. Dentre nossos objetivos específicos buscamos refletir sobre os conceitos de infância, trabalho e conhecimento, na perspectiva histórico-cultural, sendo eles os pilares de organização para nossa discussão e análise. Partimos do princípio de que a escola possui a função social de oferecer atividades organizadas que reproduzam o movimento histórico do conhecimento humano, de tal modo que o significado social se torne pessoalmente significativo para o sujeito. Para alcançar tal objetivo, valemo-nos de um experimento pedagógico, a partir dos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos da Atividade Orientadora de Ensino (AOE), na área de matemática. Realizamos também observações em sala, análise de materiais didáticos e duas entrevistas semiestruturadas com a criança trabalhadora como propósito de analisar suas diferentes vivências no espaço escola. A coleta dos dados foi realizada pela gravação das entrevistas, pelo experimento e pelo uso docaderno de campo. Para análise dos dados, foram construídos quadros com recortes dos experimentos, entrevistas e observações em sala, situações que possibilitaram observar como José se relacionou com a atividade de estudo. Os resultados do experimento pedagógico mostraram a presença de situações de significação da atividade, que permitiram sua formação, favorecendo o desenvolvimento da criança de maneira concreta, em consonância com uma educação emancipatória e crítica. / This master\'s dissertation consists in analyzing the development of the study activity in the school context of a working child and to understand to what extent the organization of teaching makes possible the appropriation of understanging and school knowledge in the life of the child who studies and works. Our general objective was to understand how the working child (represented in the study by José) relates to knowledge, that is, how the processes of cultural mediation of José in study activity are carried out. Among our specific objectives, we seek to reflect on the concepts of childhood, work and knowledge, in the historical-cultural perspective, being the pillars of organization for our discussion and analysis. We presume that the school has the social function of offering organized activities that reproduce the historical movement of human knowledge, in such a way that the social meaning becomes personally meaningful for the individual. To achieve this objective, we use a pedagogical experiment, based on the theoretical-methodological postulates of the Learning Orientation Activity (LOA) in the area of mathematics. We also carried out observations in the classroom, analysis of didactic materials and two semistructured interviews with the working child as a purpose to analyze their different experiences in school space. The collected data were taken from the interviews, by the experiment and by the use of field data. For the analysis of the data, tables were prepared with cutouts of the experiments, interviews and observations in the room, situations that made it possible to observe how José related to the study activity. The results of the pedagogical experiment showed the presence of situations of signification of the activity, which allowed its formation, favoring the development of the child concretely, in line with an emancipatory and critical education.

Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2017-02-23T13:49:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ALINE CRISTINA DE CASTRO GARCIA LEITE.pdf: 1193959 bytes, checksum: 1079a40ab092999e4ab37d2570e4452a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-23T13:49:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ALINE CRISTINA DE CASTRO GARCIA LEITE.pdf: 1193959 bytes, checksum: 1079a40ab092999e4ab37d2570e4452a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-04 / This research had as objective to analyze the practices and conceptions of teachers of Child Education about the use of drawing as a teaching tool and as a way of insertion of children in literacy. It was assumed that the conception of Early Childhood Education as a facilitator of access to the child to systematized knowledge, contemplating the physical, motor, cognitive, affective and emotional needs of the child. Some questions gave rise to the proposition of this research: In what terms has the discussion of the relevance of the institutions of Early Childhood Education for the cognitive, affective, moral and aesthetic development of children been placed? Has drawing, as an activity used in the routine of these institutions, been thought of as a potentiator of literacy and insertion in the literate universe? What are the contributions of historical-cultural theory in relation to drawing and literacy? In search of answers to these questions, a study was designed aiming at a systematic approach to the pedagogical practice in order to know the conceptions present and expressed by teachers. The following specific objectives were established: a) To know the impressions of teachers of Early Childhood Education on how they saw the role of drawing in teaching practices; B) To understand how these teachers conceived the connection between drawing and literacy; C) Indicate possibilities of pedagogical articulation between drawing and literacy aiming at the full development of the child, in the perspective of historical-cultural theory. The qualitative research used the historical-cultural approach. The following research procedures were used: a) observation of the work of a teacher of a public institution of early childhood education with children between four and five years, especially in the production of drawings and work with written language; B) interview with four teachers of Early Childhood Education, one of them acting as coordinator in a second institution of Early Childhood Education. The interview with the teachers had as an object of investigation their perceptions about the use of the drawing as an activity of teaching and the way of insertion of the children in the literacy. The research found that the teachers value the drawing, perform activity with design but, tend to consider it as training of motor coordination or introductory to mathematical notions for Elementary School. It was pointed out the relationship with literacy, but it was not verified in the practices of the teachers and in the testimonies forms of effectiveness of this relation. It was emphasized, in conclusion, the need for reinforcement in the continued formation of teachers. / Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar as práticas e concepções de professores da Educação Infantil acerca da utilização do desenho como ferramenta de ensino e como forma de inserção das crianças no letramento. Teve como pressuposto a concepção de Educação Infantil como possibilitadora de acesso à criança aos conhecimentos sistematizados, contemplando as necessidades físicas, motoras, cognitivas, afetivas e emocionais da criança. Algumas questões deram origem à proposição desta pesquisa: Em que termos tem sido colocada a discussão da relevância das instituições de Educação Infantil para o desenvolvimento cognitivo, afetivo, moral e estético das crianças? O desenho, como atividade utilizada na rotina destas instituições, tem sido pensado como potencializador do letramento e da inserção no universo letrado? Quais seriam as contribuições da teoria histórico-cultural em relação ao desenho e ao letramento? Em busca de respostas a essas questões, foi delineado um estudo visando uma aproximação sistemática à prática pedagógica no intuito de conhecer as concepções presentes e expressas por professores. Foram estabelecidos os seguintes objetivos específicos: a) Conhecer impressões de professores de Educação Infantil em exercício sobre como viam o papel do desenho nas práticas de ensino; b) Perceber como esses professores concebiam a ligação entre o desenho e o letramento; c) Indicar possibilidades de articulação pedagógica entre o desenho e o letramento visando o desenvolvimento pleno da criança, na perspectiva da teoria histórico-cultural. A pesquisa, de tipo qualitativa, utilizou a abordagem histórico-cultural. Foram utilizados como procedimentos de pesquisa: a) observação do trabalho de uma professora de uma Instituição pública de Educação Infantil com crianças entre quatro e cinco anos, em especial, na produção de desenhos e no trabalho com a linguagem escrita; b) entrevista com quatro professoras de Educação Infantil, uma delas atuando como coordenadora em uma segunda instituição de Educação Infantil. A entrevista com as professoras teve como objeto de investigação percepções delas acerca da utilização do desenho como atividade de ensino e forma de inserção das crianças no letramento. A pesquisa constatou que as professoras valorizam o desenho, realizam atividade com desenho mas, tendem a considerá-lo como treino de coordenação motora ou introdutório a noções matemáticas para o Ensino Fundamental. Foi apontada a relação com o letramento, mas não se verificou nas práticas das professoras e nos depoimentos formas de efetivação dessa relação. Foi ressaltado, na conclusão, a necessidade de reforço na formação continuada de professores.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:44:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ELIEZER MARQUES FARIA.pdf: 1189777 bytes, checksum: 3b272bdc330a48f2bf2125ac34a9c20c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-21 / The discipline whose content is algorithms can aid in cognitive development of the student by requiring him to work some higher mental functions such as logical reasoning, abstraction, voluntary attention, among others. To do so requires that he develop reading and text comprehension, memory, the relationship of prior knowledge to solve problems, among other mental abilities. Therefore, their use has been recommended as early as high school. Both the algorithm and the algorithmic thinking are being applied in many different areas of knowledge (Psychology, Medicine, Portuguese, Computer, etc.). Nevertheless, the low level of learning algorithms is a problem that occurs worldwide, including in the upper reaches of Technology in GIS, offered at the Federal Institute of Goiás, Goiânia campus. In general, the work and research carried out on the learning algorithm presented solutions through design/construction of computerized tools or by changing the methodology used in the classroom. We believe it is necessary to understand and analyze this problem from a perspective grounded in a theory of learning, in order to realize the whole process, not limited to the empirical aspects arising from poor training of teachers and students. Therefore, this research was based on Cultural-Historical Theory of Lev S. Vygotsky, considering aspects such as the formation of concepts, the Zone of Proximal Development and Learning. The central question of this research is: the point of view of THC, what is the role of teaching and learning algorithms? This question becomes general objective: To analyze the role of teaching and learning algorithms from the perspective of THC. It was found that the low level of learning algorithm is related to the role assigned to the subject by the subjects involved in this process, which are: the teacher and the students. Therefore, the results measured in this study reinforce the need for change in the paradigm modeled on an instrumental education. / A disciplina cujo conteúdo é Algoritmos pode auxiliar no desenvolvimento cognitivo do aluno ao exigir que ele trabalhe algumas funções mentais superiores tais como: o raciocínio lógico, a abstração, a atenção voluntária, dentre outras. Para tanto, requer que ele desenvolva a leitura e compreensão de texto, a memória, a relação de conhecimentos anteriores para a resolução de problemas, dentre outras habilidades mentais. Por isso, a sua utilização vem sendo recomendada já a partir do ensino médio. Tanto o Algoritmo quanto o pensamento algorítmico vêm sendo aplicados nas mais diversas áreas de conhecimento (Psicologia, Medicina, Português, Computação, etc.). Apesar disso, o baixo nível de aprendizagem em Algoritmos é um problema que ocorre em nível mundial, inclusive no curso superior de Tecnologia em Geoprocessamento, ofertado no Instituo Federal de Goiás, campus Goiânia. De uma maneira geral, os trabalhos e pesquisas realizados sobre a aprendizagem de Algoritmo apresentam soluções que passam pela concepção/construção de ferramentas informatizadas ou pela mudança da metodologia utilizada nas aulas. Acreditamos que se faz necessária a compreensão e a análise deste problema sob uma perspectiva embasada em uma teoria da aprendizagem, de forma a dar conta do processo como um todo, não se limitando aos aspectos empíricos advindos da formação precária dos professores e dos alunos. Para tanto, essa pesquisa foi fundamentada na Teoria Histórico-Cultural de Lev S. Vygotsky, considerando pontos como: a formação de conceitos, a Zona de Desenvolvimento Proximal e a Aprendizagem. A questão central desta pesquisa é: do ponto de vista da THC, qual é o papel do ensino e da aprendizagem de Algoritmos? Desta questão, toma-se por objetivo geral: Analisar o papel do ensino e da aprendizagem de Algoritmos sob a perspectiva da THC. Verificou-se que o baixo nível de aprendizagem de Algoritmo está relacionado com o papel atribuído à disciplina pelos sujeitos envolvidos nesse processo, quais sejam: o professor e os alunos. Logo, os resultados aferidos nesta pesquisa reafirmam a necessidade da mudança no paradigma construído nos moldes de uma educação instrumental.

O presente trabalho trata da percepção da Ciência e da Tecnologia dos estudantes de Ensino Médio de uma Escola Pública da cidade de São Paulo/Brasil e das relações destas percepções com a divulgação da Ciência. Como suporte teórico principal para esta pesquisa utilizou-se a Teoria Sociocultural de Vigotski e os estudos de Bakhtin sobre análise do discurso. A intenção principal deste trabalho foi discutir os aspectos que envolvem a Educação Formal e a Mídia, considerando que o indivíduo convive em um contexto sociocultural e, por meio de interações constantes construí significados. As significações atribuídas pelos indivíduos acontecerão tanto ao nível das percepções quanto ao nível da formação dos conceitos e, neste sentido, esta pesquisa traz não apenas algumas percepções de Ciência e Tecnologia que os estudantes apresentam, mas também contribui no sentido de entender como estes estudantes interagem com tais percepções e com as publicações em jornais e revistas que divulgam a Ciência e a Tecnologia. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada baseou-se no paradigma interpretativo, o qual pressupõe que o mundo real vivido é uma construção dos atores sociais na busca de significados. A partir deste paradigma construímos uma fonte de dados por meio de duas abordagens de pesquisa: a abordagem quantitativa e a abordagem qualitativa. Para coleta dos dados utilizaram-se as técnicas de entrevistas estruturadas, entrevistas semiestruturadas, questionário sociocultural e registro das atividades em sala de aula. Esta ampla coleta resultou em uma vasta fonte de dados que, após analisadas, nos levaram a traçar alguns indicativos para pensar numa intervenção na sala de aula considerando as percepções de Ciência e Tecnologia dos estudantes e a influência destas nos processos de significação. Além disso, os resultados nos levam a concluir que existe uma necessidade real de uma leitura crítica da divulgação científica por parte dos estudantes e esta leitura pode e deve ser realizada por meio de interações com textos de divulgação científica nas aulas de Ciências. / This thesis deals with the perception that secondary students in a public school in São Paulo, Brazil, have of Science and Technology, and with the relationship of such perception with the divulgation of Science. The main theoretical support for the research employed Vigotskis Socio-cultural Theory, and Bakhtins studies on discourse analysis. The main purpose of the thesis is the discussion of the aspects that involve Formal Education and the media, considering that man lives within a socio-cultural context and by means of constant interactions, builds meanings. The meanings attributed by man take place both at the level of perceptions as well as at the level of the formation of concepts, and in this sense, this research not only deals with some perceptions of Science and Technology that students have, but also contributes in understanding how such students interact with such perceptions and the newspapers and magazine publications that promote Science and Technology. The research methodology utilized was based on the interpretative paradigm, which presupposes that the real world is a construction by the social actors in the search for meanings. Starting from this paradigm a source of data was built through two research approaches: the quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data was collected through the technique of structured and semi-structured interviews, sociocultural questionnaire, and recording of activities in the classroom. This broad collection of data resulted in abundant source of data which, after analysis, permitted the drawing of some guidelines for an intervention in the classroom taking into consideration the perceptions of Science and Technology of the students and the influence of such perceptions in the signification processes. In addition, the results lead to the conclusion that there is a real need for a critical reading of the promotion of Science by students, and that this reading may be carried out by means of interaction with scientific divulgation texts in Science classes.

Orientador: Juvenal Zanchetta Júnior / Banca: Sonia Aparecida Lopes Benites / Banca: Suely Amaral Mello / Resumo: A pesquisa se propôs a fazer uma discussão sobre como o aluno se apropria da linguagem jornalística em seu contexto social com a ajuda de um parceiro mais experiente: o professor. Apoiando-se na concepção de homem interpretada pela teoria histórico-cultural e um modo específico de conceber a linguagem, adotou-se a concepção de leitura como uma forma de apropriação da linguagem socialmente construída e com ela implicações metodológicas no ensino da leitura de jornal. Esta investigação científica desenvolveu-se pela pesquisa-ação, porque houve uma relação dialógica entre pesquisador e pesquisados, na qual o pesquisador foi parte integrante do processo de investigação. Os instrumentos utilizados na coleta de dados (entrevistas estruturadas e semi-estruturadas, pares de histórias e atividades práticas de leitura de jornal) foram descritos e analisados tomando como referência os teóricos Bakhtin e Vigotsky, pois o processo metodológico desenvolvido nesta pesquisa teve cunho sócio-histórico. Para coletar dados foram usados, como materiais, os principais jornais de circulação nacional O Estado de S. Paulo e Folha de S. Paulo, e dois jornais de pequena circulação da cidade de Marília, Diário de Marília e Jornal da Manhã, em suas características específicas de jornal impresso. O objetivo foi desenvolver em 34 crianças matriculadas na 4ª série do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola particular da cidade de Marília, Colégio Cristo Rei, habilidades e atitudes significativas próprias de um leitor crítico, investigando mudanças que ocorrem no comportamento do aluno ao utilizar este suporte de texto. Ao final da pesquisa foi possível verificar aspectos de criticidade nos posicionamentos dos alunos; as relações que estabeleciam entre o cotidiano e um contexto maior. Os dados coletados também permitiram compreender diversas atitudes...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The research was aimed at discussing how the child acquires the journal language in his social context helped by a more experienced partner: the teacher. Based on the concept of men according to the historical-cultural theory and on a specific manner of conceiving the language, the concept of reading was adopted as a way of socially constructed language appropriation and methodological implications present in the teaching of newspaper reading. This scientific investigation was carried out by means of research-action because there was a dialogic relationship between the researcher and the researched subjects, in which the researcher of data (structured and semi-structured interviews, pairs of stories and practical activities of newspaper reading) were described and analyzed taking the theories of Bakhtin and Vigotsky as references because the methodological process developed in the research was of a socio-historical nature. The materials used for the data collection included the most important national newspapers, O Estado de S. Paulo and Folha de S. Paulo and two newspapers of smaller circulation in Marília city, Diário de Marília and Jornal da Manhã, aiming to develop significant abilities and attitudes of a critical reader in 34 children enrolled in the fourth grade of Fundamental teaching at Cristo Rei, a private school in Marília city and to investigate changes that occur in the behavior of children when this type of text is used. At the end of the research it was possible to verify aspects of criticism in the opinion of the students; the relations they established between daily life and a broader context. The collected data also helped to understand several attitudes adopted by the teacher...(Complete abstract, click electronic address below) / Mestre