SV4BP_ZSP6 Introduction to Special Education 6 Individuals with Visual Disabilities

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Vrubel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to know the basic information about pedagogy of visually impaired. At the end of the course students should understand and work with information on: Classification of visual impairment, occurrence and causes, children with low vision, partially sighted, blind children, children with multiple disabilities, deafblind children, system of education, types of schools for students with visual impairment, counselling and social services, technical aids, visual stimulation, mobility, guide dogs.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able after the course: - to understand the specific manifestations and effects of visual impairment on a person's personality and its development - able to classify visual impairment from different perspectives - Present the possibilities of counseling and education for persons with visual impairment in the Czech Republic - master the basics of guiding a visually impaired person - recommend basic special tools to handle the everyday life of a person with weakened vision and a of the blind
Syllabus
  • 1. Paradigm of education of visually impaired. History and development of support of visually impaired in the Czech republic and abroad. 2. Anatomy of an eye.3. Physiology of vision. Development of vision. 4. Classification of visual impairments, etiology. Assesmentof vision and visual functions. 5. A tools for people with visual impairment. 6. System of early care for children with visual impairment. 7. A Personality with visual disabilities - psychologist view. 8. A child with visual impairment in a preschool age. (preschool support and care, children with low vision and problems with binocular vision). 9. Educational system for pupils with visual impairment in the Czech republic. Braille. Integration/ Inclusion. Current trends in care and education of students with visual impairment in the Czech republic and abroad. 10. A multiple impairment. 11. Counselling and intervention - Tyfloservis o.p.s., Tyflocentrum o.p.s., SONS, Centre of Social Care, Centre of Rehabilitation and Training in Prague - Dědina. 12. Communication with persons with visual impairments. Orientation and Mobility.
Literature
    required literature
  • RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Zita NOVÁKOVÁ and Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ. Oftalmopedie. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání (Pedagogy of visually impaired. Texts for long distance studies). Brno: Paido, 2007, 124 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 978-80-7315-159-1. info
  • ŘEHŮŘEK, Jaroslav and Dětská oční klinika DN Brno,a LF MU Brno. Možnosti reedukace zraku při kombinovaném postižení (Reeducation and management of involved sight in mixed involvement .). 1999th ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1999, 94 pp. Možnosti reedukace zraku při kombin, postižení. ISBN 80-85931-75-3. info
    recommended literature
  • KVĚTOŇOVÁ, Lea. Oftalmopedie. 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2000, 70 s. ISBN 8085931842. info
  • HROMÁDKOVÁ, Lada. Šilhání. Vyd. 3., nezměn. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2011, 162 s. ISBN 9788070135303. info
  • HYCL, Josef and Lucie VALEŠOVÁ. Atlas oftalmologie. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2003, 151 s. ISBN 8072543822. info
Teaching methods
seminar, discussion, practical examples, video
Assessment methods
oral exam or written test (70% of correct answers minimum). Active participation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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