SPSPC_ZSP5 Introduction to Special Education 5 - Teaching the Visually Impaired

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Nora Jágerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPSPC_ZSP5/OS01: Sat 15. 3. 7:30–14:40 učebna 52, N. Jágerová, M. Vrubel
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Anatomie oka na úrovni střední školy
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.
Syllabus
  • .1. Paradigm of education of visually impaired. History and development of support of visually impaired in the Czech republic and abroad. 2. Impact of visual impairment on personality (reception, thinking processes, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a child with profound visual impairment. 3. Anatomy of an eye. Physiology of vision. Development of vision. 4. Classification of visual impairments, etiology. Assesmentof vision and visual functions. 5. Early intervention - theoretical background, forms and service. Centres of early intervention for visually impaired children and their families. 6. A child with visual impairment in a preschool age. (preschool support and care, children with low vision and problems with binocular vision). 7. Educational system for pupils with visual impairment in the Czech republic. Braille. 8. Integration/ Inclusion. Current trends in care and education of students with visual impairment in the Czech republic and abroad. 9. Counselling and intervention - Tyfloservis o.p.s., Tyflocentrum o.p.s., SONS, Centre of Social Care, Centre of Rehabilitation and Training in Prague - Dědina. 10. Communication with persons with visual impairments. Orientation and Mobility. 11. A child with multiple impairment. Education of deaf-blind people.
Literature
    required literature
  • RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Oftalmopedie : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury. 125 s. ISBN 9788073151454. 2007. 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. 94 pp. Možnosti reedukace zraku při kombin, postižení. ISBN 80-85931-75-3. 1999. info
  • OPATŘILOVÁ, Dagmar and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Raná podpora a intervence u dětí se zdravotním postižením (Early Support and Intervention for Children with Disabilities). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 321 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5880-4. 2012. info
  • KVĚTOŇOVÁ, Lea. Oftalmopedie. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury. 66 s. ISBN 8085931508. 1998. info
    recommended literature
  • VÍTKOVÁ, Marie. Integrativní speciální pedagogika. Integrace školní a sociální (Integrative special education. Integration of school and social.). 2nd ed. Brno: Paido Brno. 463 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 80-7315-071-9. 2004. info
  • PIPEKOVÁ, J. Kapitoly ze speciální pedagogiky. 2. rozšíené a pepracované vydání. Brno: Paido 2006. ISBN 80-7315-120-0.
    not specified
  • VOKURKA, M., HUGO, J. a kol. Praktický slovník medicíny. Praha: Maxdorf, 2000. ISBN 80-85912-38-4
  • SOURALOVÁ, E., LUDÍKOVÁ, L. Vzdlávání hluchoslepých dtí I, II, Scientia, Praha 2000
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Oftalmopsychologie dtského vku. Praha: Karolinum, 1985. ISBN 80-7184-053-X
  • MICHALÍK, Jan. Zdravotní postižení a pomáhající profese. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál. 511 stran. ISBN 9788073678593. 2011. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Jiřina. Rozvoj zrakového vnímání pro děti od 5 do 7 let : jak krtek Barbora pomohl objevit poklad. Illustrated by Richard Šmarda. Brno: Computer Press. 64 stran. ISBN 9788025128916. 2010. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Jiřina. Rozvoj zrakového vnímání pro děti od 3 do 5 let : jak krtek Barbora uviděl svět. Illustrated by Richard Šmarda. Brno: Computer Press. 64 stran. ISBN 9788025124406. 2009. info
  • BEDNÁŘOVÁ, Jiřina. Rozvoj zrakového vnímání pro děti od 4 do 6 let : jak krtek Barbora našel cestu domů. Illustrated by Richard Šmarda. Brno: Computer Press. 64 stran. ISBN 9788025124468. 2009. info
  • ROZSÍVAL, Pavel. Oční lékařství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum. 373 s. ISBN 8024612135. 2006. info
  • ALLPORT, Gordon Willard. O povaze předsudků. Translated by Eduard Geissler. V českém jazyce vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor. 574 s. ISBN 8072601253. 2004. info
  • The Lighthouse handbook on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation. Edited by Barbara Silverstone. Oxford: Oxford University Press. xxv, 667. ISBN 9780195094893. 2000. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, reading.
Assessment methods
oral exam or written test (70% of correct answers is needed to pass), seminar work, interactive discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://www.ped.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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