PdF:SPc991 ADHD/ADD - Course Information
SPc991 ADHD/ADD
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Hana Moravčíková (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, 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
- Fri 24. 10. 8:00–11:50 C2 učebna, Sat 6. 12. 12:00–15:50 A51 učebna
- 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
- Additional studies to expand a professional qualification pursuant to Art. § 6 para. 1 letter b) No. 317/2005 Coll. (to obtain the qualification of a special pedagogue) and Studies in the field of special pedagogical sciences according to § 2 of Decree no. No. 317/2005 Coll. (to obtain the qualification of teacher of children and pupils with SEN) (programme PdF, C-CV)
- Study leading to the extension of professional qualifications for achieving professional qualification of a special teacher (502 hours) (programme PdF, C-25SPODUC)
- Study leading to the extension of professional qualifications for gaining the remedial teacher qualification and Study leading to the extension of professional qualifications for gaining the eligibility to conduct special pedagogical and education activities at schools and classes for children, pupils and students with special education needs (programme PdF, C-SPODUC)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to strengthen the competences of students in the field of special needs education counselling and intervention for children with manifestations of ADHD/ADD.
- Learning outcomes
- The student will gain expertise in intervention and suppor for the child with ADHD/ADD in the school's educational processes. Student will be able to define the needs of children with ADHD/ADD in learning, taking into account its potential and the path of education. The student will be able to draw up an intervention plan within the class (with the support of both the pupil and the teacher) as well as the objective of intervention within the home environment (with regard to family support).
- Syllabus
- ADD/ADHD etiology. Educational needs of children with ADD/ADHD. Developmental specifics as the basis of individual assessment. ADD/ADHD as a risk of behavioral disorder. Assessment for intervention. Basic teaching strategies and support for learning children with ADD/ADHD (in teaching and at home). Comprehensive advisory system in education (ŠPP, ŠPZ). Family support, communication with parents children with ADD/ADHD. Possibilities of therapy, treatment, support of self-regulating mechanisms and development of work capability for children with ADD/ADHD. Examples of good practice, casestudies.
- Literature
- required literature
- ZÁVĚRKOVÁ, Markéta. O ADHD v dospívání a dospělosti. Edited by Markéta Závěrková. Vydání první. Praha: Pasparta, 2018, 139 stran. ISBN 9788088290070. info
- AYERS, Harry; Don CLARKE and Anne MURRAY. Perspectives on behaviour : a practical guide to effective interventions for teachers. 2nd ed. London: David Fulton, 2000, xx, 108. ISBN 1853466727. info
- recommended literature
- RIETZLER, Stefanie and Fabian GROLIMUND. Jak se úspěšně učit s ADHD : praktický rádce pro rodiče. Translated by Tereza Těšínská. Vydání první. V Bratislavě: NOXI, 2018, 255 stran. ISBN 9788081114717. info
- VOJTOVÁ, Věra. Inkluzivní vzdělávání žáků v riziku a s poruchami chování jako perspektiva kvality života v dospělosti (Inclusive Education with the Focus on At-risk Pupils and Pupils with Behaviour Disorder and the Quality of Life.). Brno: Press Muni, 2010, 330 pp. pedagogická. ISBN 978-80-210-5159-1. info
- Teaching methods
- 1. expert text analysis and compilation of theoretical approaches to ADHD/ADD 2. Case studies 3. Evidence based discussions
- Assessment methods
- Task elaboration Test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Study support
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2025/SPc991/index.qwarp
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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