XSP01 Special Education of Pre-school Age Children

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, 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 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 of subject is to get basic knowledge from the area of Special Education - preschool education. To focuse on the process of education pupils with special needs education. The student will know basic terminology and legislation of subject.
Learning outcomes
After completing the subject the student will acquire the basic terminology of the field; will be oriented in legislative measures related to the education of children and pupils with special educational needs; it will focus on the different types of disability in pre-school age children.
Key topics
Now days conception of Special Education, the system of pre-school care about children with handicap, integration, inclusion, legislation. Basic terminology, categories, methods of Special Education - preschool education. Etiology, classification of disabilities, possibilities of rehabilitation, aplication on children of preschool age. The Framework of Preschool Education. The prevention, areas of Special Education Diagnosis of preschool children.
Study resources and literature
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava and Marie VÍTKOVÁ. Strategie ve vzdělávání žáků se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami a specifické poruchy učení : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2007, 159 s. ISBN 9788073151409. info
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava. Kapitoly ze specifických poruch učení II. Reedukace specifických poruch učení (ed). Brno. Brno: MU, 2005, 152 pp. Paido. ISBN 80-210-3613-3. info
  • BYTEŠNÍKOVÁ, Ilona; Jiřina KLENKOVÁ and Radka HORÁKOVÁ. Logopedie a surdopedie. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7315-136-2. info
  • BURŠÍKOVÁ, Dana. Dítě s epilepsií v prostředí školy. Kroměříž: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2019, 271 stran. ISBN 9788075536600. info
  • ŠULOVÁ, Lenka. Raný psychický vývoj dítěte. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2010, 247 s. ISBN 9788024618203. info
  • PŘINOSILOVÁ, Dagmar. Diagnostika ve speciální pedagogice : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido, 2007, 178 s. ISBN 9788073151423. info
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava and Ilona BYTEŠNÍKOVÁ. Předškolní vzdělávání dětí se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami (Preschool Education of Children with Special Educational Needs). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. ISBN 978-80-210-6044-9. info
  • FIALOVÁ, Ilona; Barbora BAZALOVÁ; Ilona BYTEŠNÍKOVÁ; Iveta BOGNEROVÁ; Dana DLOUHÁ; Lenka DOLEŽALOVÁ; Kateřina HEISLEROVÁ; Barbora CHLEBORADOVÁ; Petr KACHLÍK; Petr KOPEČNÝ; Ivana JŮZOVÁ; Dagmar OPATŘILOVÁ; Hana PACLTOVÁ; Pavlína PETROUŠKOVÁ; Petra RÖDEROVÁ; Evžen ŘEHULKA; Sandra SZEWCZYKOVÁ; Michaela ŠEDÁ; Kateřina VESELÁ; Věra VOJTOVÁ; Ester WERNEROVÁ and Barbora ZAIFERTOVÁ. Tady jsme! Kazuistické studie ve speciální pedagogice – zkušenosti z inkluze (Here we are! Case studies in Special Education – Experience of Inclusion). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020, 257 pp. ISBN 978-80-280-0229-9. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Form of teaching Seminar - will be supplemented with documentary films, discussions on the topic, a lecture by a practicing expert, etc.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Seminar - participation 75%. Written test (75% correct answers) - for successful ending Elaboration of a seminar work on the topic - experience from the education of children with SEN in kindergarten; elaboration of a case study of a child with SEN in kindergarten. The seminar work will be submitted to the submission room of the subject in IS.
Alternate completion
Details on the possibility of completing a course when traveling abroad can be found in the interactive syllabus. It is always advisable to agree with the subject teacher on the conditions for completing the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/ucitel/io/seznam?fakulta=1441;obdobi=9823;kod=XSP01;predmet=1660631
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/predmety/uplny_vypis?fakulta=1441;obdobi=9823;pvysl=59060012;zpet=https:%2F%2Fis.muni.cz%2Fauth%2Fpredmety%2Fsylaby_plneni%3Ffakulta%3D1441%3Bobdobi%3D9823%3Bpvysl%3D59060012;zpet_text=Zp%C4%9Bt%20na%20manipulaci%20s%20dopl%C5%88u
Further information will be provided by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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