SPp333 Field: Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 8 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPp333/01: Thu 23. 9. to Thu 16. 12. Thu 8:00–11:50 učebna 51, P. Röderová
Prerequisites
Finished basic course in education of visually impaired
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 get acquainted with the field of education of visually impaired at bachelor level, from the definition of the field and its interdisciplinary position to support and counseling for people with visual impairment of different age groups. We will also focus on the education system of this target group in our country and on their 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;
Syllabus
  • Special education of visually impaired - definition of the field, history of support for visually impaired people in our country and abroad, interdisciplinary cooperation.
  • The target group - visually impaired people. The influence of visual impairment on the individual's personality and on selected mental processes (perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a child with severe visual impairment and multiple disability.
  • Selected visual problems - Symptomatology in the context of influencing quality of life.
  • Early intervention - an early child with visual and multiple disabilities - needs, specifics of support and intervention, services provided.
  • A child with visual impairment in preschool age, a child with impaired binocular vision and reeducation. Support and intervention.
  • A visually impaired child of school age. Special educational needs of a visually impaired pupil. Support, advice and intervention.
Literature
    required literature
  • RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Oftalmopedie : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2007, 125 s. ISBN 9788073151454. 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
  • JANKOVÁ, Jana and Dagmar MORAVCOVÁ. Asistent pedagoga a dítě se zrakovým postižením. Vydání první. Praha: Pasparta, 2017, 116 stran. ISBN 9788088163619. info
  • BENEŠ, Pavel and Martin VRUBEL. Oftalmologie pro speciální pedagogy (Ophthalmology for students of special education). 1st ed. Brno: Paido, 2017, 92 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-264-2. info
  • 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
    not specified
  • 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
presentations, discussion, practical examples, video
Assessment methods
oral exam or written test (70% of correct answers is needed to pass), Test, Participation. Attendance min. 70%.Seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Zapisují studenti specializace oftalmopedie a psychopedie.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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