Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ILANA SILVA DA SILVA

Writing; Child education; Suely Amaral Mello.

This ongoing research aims to investigate Mello's contributions to the improvement of pedagogical practices related to writing in Early Childhood Education (EI), considering the emerging concern that schools in this educational stage have prioritized literacy to the detriment of essential experiences for the subsequent development of writing skills. From the perspective of Historical-Cultural Theory (THC), writing is conceived as a complex cultural instrument that influences the child's intelligence and personality. Although there has been increasing attention to writing in ECE in recent years, some approaches have focused excessively on immediate literacy, neglecting the experiences that underpin this process. The research, characterized as a theoretical-conceptual study, uses the analysis of Suely's CV on the Lattes Platform as a method to survey her bibliographic production, including articles, book chapters, dissertations and supervised theses. The analysis procedure includes the use of a reading sheet to identify recurring ideas, concepts, categories and authors in Suely's studies. The initial results reveal a survey of 125 works by Suely, and a subsequent selection will be carried out to identify those that make significant contributions to the understanding of writing in EI. Suely, recognized as a THC scholar and also with references to Freinet, offers reflections that aim to improve teaching practice based on a solid theoretical foundation. The main objective is to contribute to reflections on the role of writing and its applications in ECE. The literature reviewed so far indicates that understanding writing in the first years of school directly impacts the quality of the subsequent process, emphasizing the importance of theoretical deepening on the topic covered in this research.