SPp535 Special Education of visually impaired – Introduction to Rehabilitation of visually impaired, Brail

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
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. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPp535/01: Wed 8:00–9:50 centrum, P. Röderová
Prerequisites
Finished basic course in education of visually impaired
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students get the information about specifics of visually impaired - psychological issues, rehabilitation and education, they get also a background in counselling for pupils and students with visual impairment in the Czech republic.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to classify visual impairment from different perspectives and to understand the impact of visual impairment on everyday life and education
- to analyze appropriate measures, procedures and recommendations for the pupil / student with visual impairment
- to evaluate procedures in counseling and typhlorehabilitation of a person with visual impairment of varying degrees and types
- recommend special aids for a visually impaired person of varying degrees and types
Syllabus
  • • A person with visual impairment. Education of people with severe visual impairment, terminology. Visual impairment as a part of multiple disability.
  • • Family of child / adolescent / adult with visual impairment. Specifics, possibilities of support and intervention.
  • • Pupils and students with visual impairment (developmental specifics, diagnosis of needs according to the type of visual impairment and the level of functional vision, communication with visually impaired persons, special aids).
  • • System of typhlorehabilitation in the Czech Republic and abroad. Counseling facilities and social service providers for people with visual impairments.
  • Secondary and lifelong education of people with visual impairment. Occupational use of persons with severe visual impairment.
  • • Special aids for visually impaired persons. Print and Braille print. Special graphics for blind.
  • • Communication with people with severe visual impairments, spatial orientation and independent movement. Specific needs of people with visual impairment and quality of life.
  • • Support for persons with severe visual impairment. Special educational counseling and intervention for children and pupils with severe visual impairment.
  • • The importance of social and occupational rehabilitation in the education of pupils and students with visual impairments. Identification and removal of barriers to the educational process.
Literature
    required literature
  • RÖDEROVÁ, Petra. Specifika ve vzdělávání žáků se zrakovým postižením (Specific Features in Teaching Pupils with Visual Impairments). In Bartoňová, M., Vítková, M. et al. Specifika ve vzdělávání žáků se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami v inkluzivním prostředí základní školy. Specific Features in Teaching Pupils with Special Educational Needs in an Inculusive Learning Environment in Primary Schools. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, p. 155-171. ISBN 978-80-210-6646-5. 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
  • 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
  • VRUBEL, Martin. Facilitátory a bariéry školní a sociální inkluze osob se zrakovým postižením (Facilitators and barriers of school and social inclusion of people with visual impairment). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 186 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8022-5. info
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava, Pavla PITNEROVÁ, Marie VÍTKOVÁ, Lucie PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Dagmar PŘINOSILOVÁ, Petra RÖDEROVÁ, Barbora BOČKOVÁ, Jiřina KLENKOVÁ and Lenka DOLEŽALOVÁ. Vzdělávání žáků se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami ve středním školství. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido, 2013, 259 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-243-7. info
  • JESENSKÝ, Ján. Prolegomena systému tyflorehabilitace, metodiky tyflorehabilitačních výcviků a přípravy rehabilitačně-edukačních pracovníků tyflopedického spektra. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, 2007, 659 s. ISBN 9788086723495. info
    not specified
  • SMÝKAL, Josef. Tyflopedický lexikon jmenný. 2. vyd. Brno: Technické muzeum v Brně, 2006, 454 s. ISBN 8086413306. info
Teaching methods
lectures, practical examples, video, discussion
Assessment methods
Final examination; seminar paper, attendance min. 70%
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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