nk4710 Special Education

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
7/7/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alena Skotáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Alena Skotáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alena Skotáková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Fri 26. 9. 13:55–15:40 B11/206, Fri 10. 10. 13:30–15:15 E34/203 - seminární místnost, Fri 24. 10. 13:30–16:00 B11/311
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
nk4710/01: Fri 24. 10. 16:40–19:10 B11/311, Fri 5. 12. 13:55–15:40 E34/225 - seminární místnost, Fri 12. 12. 10:45–12:30 E34/203 - seminární místnost, A. Skotáková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
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
Abstract
The aim is to acquire competencies in working with people with disabilities. Emphasis is placed on the issue of ethopedy and communication with people with special needs. Students cooperate with colleagues from the study program Secondary School Teacher Training in Physical Education.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - to be oriented on the issues of individual types of disabilities. - to describe what learning opportunities people with specific needs have. - to design opportunities for movement and sports activities for people with different types of disabilities. - to Apply the basics and principles of communication with people with special needs. - to be oriented in the system of education of pupils with behavioral and emotional disorders - cooperate on the creation of educational materials on the issue of communication with persons with special needs
Key topics
Basic therms - special pedagogy (therm, subject, objectives, interdisciplinary relations, classification, terminology), Legislation and integration, inclusion, therapy, physical activity of people with special needs. Diagnostics and pedagogical-psychological counseling system. Physical disability- characteristics, communication of people with physical disabilities, appropriate exercises and physical activities, possibilities of self-realization in the field of sport (sitting volleyball, basketball on the wheelchair, handbikes) Mental disability - characteristics, appropriate exercises and movement games, mental handicapped, communication of people with mental disabilities. Autism - characteristics, possibilities of education. Visual impairment - characteristics, space orientation exercises, appropriate exercises and movement games, appropriate sports (Showdown, Goalball, sound shooting), communication of visually impaired people. Hearing impairment - characteristics, appropriate exercises, movement games and sports, communication of hearing impaired persons. ADHD, ADD - didactic principles during exercise, appropriate exercises. Etopedy - contemporary conception of emotional and behavioral disorders, segregation tendencies, today's terminology, constitutional and protective education Therapy in special pedagogical care - canistherapy, hippotherapy.
Study resources and literature
  • SKOTÁKOVÁ, Alena. Speciální pedagogika (Special education). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 81 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6996-1. URL info
  • VOJTOVÁ, Věra. Úvod do etopedie (Introduction to special education of children with behavioural disorders). 1. vydání. Brno: Paido, 2008, 128 pp. pedagogická literatura. ISBN 978-80-7315-166-9. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Project learning - students in cooperation with students from the TV Teaching study program, subject Integrative special education, nk 4133, will create interactive materials for learning. Lecture, practical seminar. The lectures will include lectures by external practitioners. Self-study tasks: study of recommended literature Task control: in the credit week
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Credit requirements active participation in seminars, preparation of seminar work on the topic, creation of methodical materials and their presentation in lessons about communication and specific approaches of people with special needs oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/ucitel/io/seznam?fakulta=1451;obdobi=9523;predmet=1615695;uvodnik=a
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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