PdF:SPDA016 Specific learning difficult - Course Information

SPDA016 Speciality - wider scientific basis - Specific learning difficulties

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PaedDr. Miroslava Bartoňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PaedDr. Miroslava Bartoňová, 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

Prerequisites

Drawing up an individual education plan for a pupil with a diagnosed specific learning disability Presentation of practical skills, interventions, case management including diagnosis. Teaching in the subject of the SPU in two semesters

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

• Special Education (programme PdF, D-SPZPA) (2)

Course objectives

To expand knowledge in the field of specific learning disabilities, connect them with the didactics of the Czech language and mathematics at PRIMARY schools with regard to pupils with special educational needs, know the major theories, concepts and methods that are at the forefront of the knowledge industry, and in national and international context.

Learning outcomes

A successful graduate is able to:
• Adapt deep knowledge of the specialization
• Combine gained information with didactics of Czech language, foreign language and math at primary school with the focus on pupils with special needs
• Demonstrate the knowledge of theory, concepts and methods which are most relevant for the specialization in national and international context
• Demonstrate the ability of working with academic and expert literature concerning the specialization domain (including Czech and foreign literature, as well as electronic forms)
• Deliver specific interpretation of a pupil´s personality according to the learning preferences and strategies
• Make use of gained information in order to deliver a summary study
• Write and form a case study according to the specialization domain; and be able to make a full use of knowledge from the specialization and pathopsychology

Syllabus

• Terminology - outcomes definition of learning disabilities, definitions, the manifestations of specific learning disorders
  A systemic approach to the disturbances of learning - a systemic and causal access, system thinking
  Specific learning disorders in the context of international comparison
  • The etiology of specific disorders of learning and behavior - dispositional causes of, influence of environment
  • A detailed analysis of symptomatiky ADD, ADHD (LMD). Deficits sub-functions
  • Secondary and primary consequences of behavioral disorders and specific learning disorders
  • Diagnostic and intervention approaches to the specific breakdowns learning
  • The system care students with specific learning disabilities in the CZECH republic
  • Inclusive education of students with specific learning disabilities, pupils ' attitudes to school and learning, the educational needs of pupils with specific learning disabilities
  • Study and professional orientation of pupils and students with learning disabilities (school, educators, therapists)
  • Manifestations of disorders of learning and behaviour personality development, the issue of adult individuals Specialized circuits
  The peculiarities of the psychological development of the individual with learning disabilities
  Resilience in a family and educational activity for the child with learning disabilities, parents as partners
  The principles of reeducation of care, intervention approaches, alternative methods
  Reeducation of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysorthography, dyscalculia and other disorders of the SPU
  Cognitive processes in reflection of the personality of the individual with learning disabilities
  The position of foreign language in the education of students with learning disabilities
  Strategies and approaches in the inclusive education of individuals with specific learning disabilities
  Identification of needs-motivation, coping and success individuals with learning disabilities in the learning process
  

Literature

• GRAY, Abigail. Effective differentiation : a training guide to empower teachers and enable learners with SEND and specific learning difficulties. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, x, 179. ISBN 9781138502833. info
• BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava. Approaches to students with learning disorders in inclusive school environment. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7110-0. info
• ROWE, Ann, Julie F. PACE and Karin TULCHINSKY COHEN. Creating effective programs for gifted students with learning disabilities. Waco, Tex.: Prufrock Press, 2013, xi, 236. ISBN 9781618210449. info
• KAUFMAN, Scott Barry. Ungifted : intelligence redefined. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2013, xxiii, 397. ISBN 9780465025541. info
• KORMOS, Judit and Anne Margaret SMITH. Teaching languages to students with specific learning differences. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2012, xii, 232. ISBN 9781847696205. info
• PAGLIANO, Paul J. The multisensory handbook : a guide for children and adults with sensory learning disabilities. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2012, x, 162. ISBN 9780415597548. info
• REID, Gavin. Dyslexia : a practitioner's handbook. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, xx, 388. ISBN 9780470760406. info
• Learning disabilities. Edited by Helen Edwards - Bob Gates - Helen Atherton. 5th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2007, xvii, 727. ISBN 9780443101984. info
• REID, Gavin and Shannon GREEN. 100 ideas for supporting pupils with dyslexia. New York: Continuum, 2007, xi, 123. ISBN 9780826493989. info

Teaching methods

Discussion, text search, survey

Assessment methods

Discussion on the basis of performance of assigned tasks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.

• Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
  
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