SP3922 Field: Teaching the Visually Impaired 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Dominik Levíček (lecturer)
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
SP3922/Kombi01: Sat 28. 3. 8:00–11:50 A25 učebna, Sat 11. 4. 8:00–11:50 A25 učebna, Sat 18. 4. 8:00–11:50 A23 učebna, D. Levíček
SP3922/Prez01: Wed 17:00–19:50 A35 učebna, D. Levíček
Prerequisites
SP3921 Field: Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments 1
Finished basic course and specialisation "Oftalmopedie 1" of 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
Abstract
The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the field of special education of visually impaired at the Bachelor's degree level, focusing on the impact of visual impairment on quality of life. Learning outcomes of the course unit will acquaint students with the possibilities of counseling and intervention for persons with visual impairment (VI) in individual age periods.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- Identify and summarize important areas of impaired vision on the quality of life of a person by age;
- identify and describe current possibilities of support, counseling and intervention with a focus on age;
- Describe the factors that influence the selection of special aids for managing independent living;
- Apply in practice basic recommendations for accompanying a person with visual impairment and recommendations for independent mobility of a person with severe vision impairment;
Key topics
Special pedagogical diagnostics of vision. Compensatory aids for the visually impaired and work with them. The use of computer technology in the education of visually impaired students. Support for specific competencies of children and pupils with visual impairments. Orientation in space and independent movement of visually impaired people. Communication of visually impaired people - teaching Braille and its notation. Access to information. Counseling and intervention provided throughout the life of a visually impaired person. Combined disability. Deafblindness. Family of a child with severe visual and combined disabilities.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • 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
  • SCHINDLEROVÁ, Olga. Na ruce si nevidím : praktické dovednosti pro život se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Praha: Okamžik, 2007, 230 s. ISBN 9788086932101. info
    not specified
  • ŠUMNÍKOVÁ, Pavlína and Petr KOPEČNÝ. Komunikační schopnost u osob se zrakovým postižením (Communication ability in people with visual impairment). 1. vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova - Pedagogická fakulta. Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2021, 94 pp. ISBN 978-80-7603-243-9. info
  • ŠUMNÍKOVÁ, Pavlína. Možnosti prostorové orientace a samostatného pohybu osob se zrakovým postižením. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta, 2018, 181 stran. ISBN 9788076030053. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Seminar. Videos, presentations, diskussions
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final oral examination (70% of correct answers is needed to pass); semester paper; presentation of selected topic/production of a didactic aid. Attendance min. 70%,
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2026/SP3922/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/ucitel/?fakulta=1441;obdobi=9824;nbloku=V%C3%BDstupy%20z%20praxe;predmet=1664567
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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