title: Speech language therapy practice in a bilingual dialogical clinic: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  this study aims to discuss the use of Brazilian sign language as the first language for a deaf individual going to a bilingual dialogic clinic from dialogic activities.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a longitudinal study, including one deaf individual, called N, interacting with his family and speech therapists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the therapeutic process developed inside the bilingual dialogical clinic, N participated in interactive contexts and could constitute himself as author of his sign language texts. In addition, he started to act dialogically and use verbal and nonverbal signs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through interactive and dialogical situations developed inside the speech language therapy clinic, this deaf participant got control of his sign language, and started to get interest in and control of the Portuguese language, especially in the written form.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
authors.forename: Beatriz Zaki Porcelli
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guarinello
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massi
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tonocchi
authors.affiliation: Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Berberian
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007804:Language Development; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D012813:Sign Language; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014956:Writing