SPLBP_ZSO Introduction to Special Pedagopgy 3 Teaching the Visually Impaired

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Vrubel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc.
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
SPLBP_ZSO/01: Tue 8:25–9:10 učebna 50, M. Vrubel
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 know the basic information about pedagogy of visually impaired. At the end of the course students should understand and work with information on: Classification of visual impairment, occurrence and causes, children with low vision, partially sighted, blind children, children with multiple disabilities, deafblind children, system of education, types of schools for students with visual impairment, counselling and social services, technical aids, visual stimulation, mobility, guide dogs.
Syllabus
  • 1. Paradigm of education of visually impaired. History and development of support of visually impaired in the Czech republic and abroad. 2. Anatomy of an eye.3. Physiology of vision. Development of vision. 4. Classification of visual impairments, etiology. Assesmentof vision and visual functions. 5. A tools for people with visual impairment. 6. System of early care for children with visual impairment. 7. A Personality with visual disabilities - psychologist view. 8. A child with visual impairment in a preschool age. (preschool support and care, children with low vision and problems with binocular vision). 9. Educational system for pupils with visual impairment in the Czech republic. Braille. Integration/ Inclusion. Current trends in care and education of students with visual impairment in the Czech republic and abroad. 10. A multiple impairment. 11. Counselling and intervention - Tyfloservis o.p.s., Tyflocentrum o.p.s., SONS, Centre of Social Care, Centre of Rehabilitation and Training in Prague - Dědina. 12. Communication with persons with visual impairments. Orientation and Mobility.
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
  • KVĚTOŇOVÁ, Lea, Jaroslav ŘEHŮŘEK and Ingrid MADLENER. Možnosti reedukace zraku při kombinovaném postižení. Edited by Marie Vítková. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 1999, 94 s. ISBN 8085931753. info
  • OPATŘILOVÁ, Dagmar a Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Raná podpora a intervence u dětí se zdravotním postižením. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. 321 s. ISBN 978-80-210-5880-4.
    recommended literature
  • HROMÁDKOVÁ, Lada. Šilhání. Vyd. 3., nezměn. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2011, 162 s. ISBN 9788070135303. info
  • HYCL, Josef and Lucie VALEŠOVÁ. Atlas oftalmologie. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2003, 151 s. ISBN 8072543822. info
  • KVĚTOŇOVÁ, Lea. Oftalmopedie. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 1998, 66 s. ISBN 8085931508. info
    not specified
  • KEBLOVÁ, A. Kompenzaní pomcky pro zrakov postižené žáky ZŠ. Praha: Septima, 1996
  • 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
Teaching methods
seminar, discussion, practical examples, video
Assessment methods
oral exam or written test (70% of correct answers minimum). Activ Participation. Test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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