bp4862 Pedagogy and Special Education

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025

The course is not taught in autumn 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
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
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
- to acquire basic knowledge from pedagogy, especially in the context physical and sport activity
- to acquire competencies in communication and working with people with special needs
- to gain knowledge about the possibilities of various physical activities of children, youth and adults with special needs
- to acquire information about approaches and possibilities of inclusion of persons with special needs in the area of physical activities
- to know the appropriate physical activity in relation to the participation of various people with special needs
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- be oriented in pedagogy, especially in the context on physical and sport activities
- be oriented on the issues of inclusion of people with special needs
- apply the basics and principles of communication with people with special needs
- describe what learning opportunities, especially in the context of physical and sports activities, people with special needs have
- know opportunities for physical and sports activities for people with special needs.
Key topics
  • 01. Basic therms - pedagogy, special pedagogy (therm, subject, objectives, interdisciplinary relations, classification, terminology), Legislation and integration, inclusion, therapy, physical activity of people with special needs.
  • 02. People with 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)
  • 03. People with intellectual disabilities- characteristics, appropriate exercises and sports for people with intellectual disabilities, communication of people with intellectual disabilities.
  • 04. People with Autism spectrum disorder - characteristics, possibilities of education.
  • 05. People with visual impairment - characteristics, space orientation exercises, appropriate physical exercises and games, appropriate sports (Showdown, Goalball, sound shooting), specific communication and guiding of people with visual impairment.
  • 06. People with hearing impairment - characteristics, appropriate exercises, movement games and sports, communication of people with hearing impairment.
  • 07. ADHD, ADD - didactic principles during exercise, appropriate exercises.
  • 08. Etopedy - contemporary conception of emotional and behavioral disorders, segregation tendencies, today's terminology, constitutional and protective education.
  • 09. Therapy in special pedagogical care - canistherapy, hippotherapy
Study resources and literature
  • LIEBERMAN, Lauren J. and Cathy HOUSTON-WILSON. Strategies for inclusion : physical education for everyone. Third edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2018, ix, 221. ISBN 9781492517238. info
  • SKOTÁKOVÁ, Alena. Speciální pedagogika (Special education). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 81 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6996-1. URL info
  • KASSER, Susan L. and Rebecca K. LYTLE. Inclusive physical activity : promoting health for a lifetime. 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2013, xi, 299. ISBN 9781450401869. info
  • Physical education for students with autism spectrum disorders : a comprehensive approach. Edited by Michelle Grenier. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2013, x, 141. ISBN 9781450419734. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture
Practical seminar. The lectures will include lectures by external practitioners.
Self-study tasks: study of recommended literature
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
formative assessment during the lessons
demonstrate a microteaching for a given topic in cooperation with people with special needs, rated on a scale from A–F
evaluation of knowledge in the form of an oral exam on a scale of A–F
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fsps/autumn2025/bp4862