SP2111 Speech therapy and Deaf Education 1 – Speech therapy

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eliška Pňáčková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SP2111/Kombi01: Fri 20. 2. 13:00–16:50 B30 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 8:00–11:50 A21 učebna, I. Bytešníková
SP2111/Prez01: Thu 8:00–9:50 D15 učebna, I. Bytešníková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Intaktní komunikační schopnost - studujícím je udělen souhlas se zápisem na základě předložení aktuální zprávy od klinického logopeda/foniatra
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 the course is to understand and be able to explain the process of speech therapy intervention with children at  early age. Students will gain theoretical knowledge of  the development of speech and language skills. They will learn procedures for stimulating the development of speech and language skills. They will acquire basic competencies in the area of communication with clients and interdisciplinary cooperation.
Learning outcomes
Orientation in the development of speech and language skills; orientation in the possibilities of interdisciplinary cooperation in speech therapy intervention for children in early and preschool age; ability to discuss the issue of children with identifiable and potentially identifiable risk in speech development; Application of the acquired knowledge to practical cases of children with deficits in the development of speech and language skills.
Key topics
  • Basic attributes of language and speech.
  • Verbal communication, non-verbal communication, current aspects of ontogenesis of speech and language skills.
  • Characteristics of language levels (lexical-semantic, morphological-syntactic, phonetic-phonological, pragmatic).
  • Early speech therapy intervention – definition, current state of early speech therapy intervention in   Czech Republic and abroad.
  • A category of children with  identifiable and potentially identifiable risk in the development of speech and language abilities.
  • Child with  delay in the development of speech and language abilities – characteristics, possibilities of intervention.
  • A child with speech sound disorder – wheezing, palatolalia. Orofacial clefts – etiology, classification. Interdisciplinary care of children with orofacial clefts at an early age.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • BYTEŠNÍKOVÁ, Ilona. Koncepce rané logopedické intervence v České republice : teorie, výzkum, terapie (The Conception of Early Speech Therapy Intervention in the Czech Republic : Theory, research, therapy). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 286 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7561-0. info
  • SMOLÍK, Filip and Gabriela MÁLKOVÁ. Vývoj jazykových schopností v předškolním věku : osvojování slovní zásoby a gramatiky, rozvoj fonologických schopností a fonologického povědomí, poruchy jazykového vývoje, diagnostika jazykových schopností. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2014, 248 s. ISBN 9788024742403. URL info
  • HORŇÁKOVÁ, Katarína; Svetlana KAPALKOVÁ and Marína MIKULAJOVÁ. Jak mluvit s dětmi : od narození do tří let. Translated by Kateřina Slavíková. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2009, 167 stran. ISBN 9788073676124. info
  • KLENKOVÁ, Jiřina. Logopedie. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2006, 228 pp. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
teoreticaly preparing, practicly teaching, group work, homeworks, discussion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Oral exam.The student will prepare a case study of a child with deficits in the development of speech and language skills in the range of about 2-3 pages of A4 format.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět si zapisují všichni, mimo neslyšících studentů.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si zapisují všichni, mimo neslyšících studentů
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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