SPk405 Education of Students with Visually Impairments

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D.
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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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 acquaint students with the field of special education of visually impaired at the level of bachelor study with a focus on lifelong learning. Students will be presented with the definition of the field and its interdisciplinary position, the system of education of this target group and specific measures and support in early, preschool and school age.
Learning outcomes
students should be able to: - Determine visual impairment, occurrence and causes, combined disability, peculiarities of psychological processes and personality development in visually impaired people; - to know the specifics of a child with visual impairment in early, preschool and school age, counseling and intervention; - to understand the education system for the visually impaired in our country, to know the technical aids and equipment, the role of special pedagogical centers; - know how to specify Braille, how to write it; basic aids for people with visual impairments of different ages
Syllabus
  • 1. Paradigm of ophthalmopedies - definition of the field, history of support of persons with visual impairment in the Czech Republic and abroad, interdisciplinary cooperation
  • 2. The circle of people with visual impairment. The impact of visual impairment on an individual's personality (perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a visually impaired child.
  • 3. Physiology of the vision process. Development of visual perception.
  • 4. Visual defects, types of visual defects, etiology, manifestations. Examination of vision and visual functions.
  • 5. Early care - the theoretical basis of early care, forms and services. An early age child and his family.
  • 6. Child with visual impairment at pre-school age, school maturity and school readiness (preschool education, child with disturbed binocular vision and reeducation of these defects)
  • 7. Child with visual disability in school age. Specifics of teaching. Teacher assistant work.
  • 8. Compensation aids for people with visual impairment and work with them. Use of computer technology in the education of pupils with visual impairment.
  • 9. The system of education of pupils with visual impairments in the Czech Republic from pre-school age to adolescence.
  • 10. Counseling, support and intervention in pre-school and school attendance. Advice on training and career choice.
  • 11. Communication of Persons with Disabilities - Braille teaching and writing. Access to information.
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
  • FINKOVÁ, Dita, Libuše LUDÍKOVÁ and Veronika RŮŽIČKOVÁ. Speciální pedagogika osob se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 158 s. ISBN 9788024418575. info
    recommended literature
  • KOCHOVÁ, Klára and Markéta SCHAEFEROVÁ. Dítě s postižením zraku : rozvíjení základních dovedností od raného po školní věk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2015, 174 s. ISBN 9788026207825. 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, 2012, 321 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5880-4. info
  • VÍTKOVÁ, Marie. Integrativní speciální pedagogika. Integrace školní a sociální (Integrative special education. Integration of school and social.). 2nd ed. Brno: Paido Brno, 2004, 463 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 80-7315-071-9. info
    not specified
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava. Metody ve vyučování žáků s mentálním postižením se zaměřením na čtení a psaní In Bartoňová, M., Pipeková, J., Vítková, M. eds. Strategie ve vzdělávání žáků v základní škole speciální. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. 1. vydání. Brno: Paido, 2016, 26 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-256-7. info
  • VÍTKOVÁ, Marie. Otázky speciálně pedagogického poradenství. Základy, teorie, praxe. (Questions specially educational counseling. Basics, theory, practice.). 2nd ed. Brno: MSD, spol.s.r.o., 2004, 261 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 80-86633-23-3. info
  • KUDELOVÁ, Ivana and Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ. Malé dítě s těžkým poškozením zraku : raná péče o dítě se zrakovým a kombinovaným postižením. Brno: Paido, 1996, 41 s. ISBN 8085931249. info
Teaching methods
Videos, presentations, diskussions
Assessment methods
Final oral examination (70% of correct answers is needed to pass); semester paper; presentation of selected topic/production of a didactic aid. Attendance min. 70%,
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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