SP_KOZR Communication of the Visually Impaired (for Multiple Disabilities)

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students learn the information about communication of visually impaired, the access to information and special aids made for the access, history of Braille and about teaching and training of Braille. They learn to read and write Braille on a Braillewriter and with a stylus and slate.
Syllabus
  • 1. Communication of people with visual impairment. Speech disorders in visually impaired.
  • 2. History and development of writing of blind persons
  • 3. Braille, Czech Braille chart, Braille code, aids for learning and writing Braille, teaching Braille by children and adults
  • 4. Writing on Braillwriter
  • 5. Writing with a stylus and slate
  • 6. Visual and tactual reading of Braille
Literature
  • FINKOVÁ, Dita. Rozvoj hapticko-taktilního vnímání osob se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011, 119 s. ISBN 9788024427423. 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
  • LECHTA, Viktor. Diagnostika narušené komunikační schopnosti. Translated by Jana Křížová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2003, 359 s. ISBN 80-7178-801-5. info
  • LECHTA, Viktor. Symptomatické poruchy řeči u dětí. Edited by Eva Škodová, Translated by Jana Křížová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 191 s. ISBN 8071785725. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, practical excercises in reading and writing Braille
Assessment methods
Lectures are organised practical - students learn to write Braille on a Braillewriter and a slate activelly; reading Braille visually and tactually. The credit is gained when writing and reading Braille. Attendance of lectures is essencial.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Zapisují i studenti specializace více vad.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013.
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