SPc530 Field: Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Šťastná (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPc530/Kombi01: Sat 7. 10. 8:00–11:50 učebna 35, Sat 21. 10. 8:00–11:50 Virtuální místnost, Sat 4. 11. 8:00–11:50 učebna 35, Fri 24. 11. 8:00–13:50 učebna 1, Fri 1. 12. 8:00–13:50 učebna 1, P. Röderová, J. Šťastná
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;
- know how to specify Braille, how to write it
Syllabus
  • 1. Paradigm of education of visually impared - definition of the field, history of support of persons with visual impairment in our country and abroad, interdisciplinary cooperation.
  • 2. Persons with visual impairment. Effect of visual impairment on an individual's personality (perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a visually impaired child.
  • 3. Physiology of the vision process. Development of visual perception.
  • 4. Visual defects, types of visual defects, etiology, manifestations. Examination of vision and visual functions.
  • 5. Early intervention - the theoretical basis of early care, forms and services. Centres, clients and services.
  • 6. Child with visual impairment at pre-school age, (preschool education, child with impaired binocular vision and reeducation of these defects).
  • 7. Child with visual impairment in school age. Specifics of teaching. Teacher assistant work.
  • 8. Technical aids for people with visual impairment and work with them. Use of computer technology in the education of pupils with visual impairment.
  • 9. The system of education of pupils with visual impairments in the Czech Republic.
  • 10. Communication of Persons with visual impairment - Braille teaching and writing. Access to information.
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
  • 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)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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