SPk123 Specialisation: Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments 1

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 18 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Radka Janošková (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
Timetable
Sat 14. 11. 8:00–13:50 učebna 50, Sat 5. 12. 8:00–13:50 učebna 50, Sat 19. 12. 8:00–13:50 učebna 2, Sat 9. 1. 14:00–19:50 učebna 52
Prerequisites
Finished basic course 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
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is a detailled information about education of visually impaired. At the end of the course, students should understand and use data about: Categories of people with visual impairment, occurrence and causes, children with multiple handicap, deaf-blind children, peculiarities of psychical process by visually impaired, system of schools for visually impaired, counselling, special educational centres, technical aids, visual stimulation.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- Identify and summarize important signs of visual impairment according to the degree of visual impairment in individual age groups;
- Describe a counseling system for the visually impaired pupils, focusing on age specifics;
- describe the specifics of pupils with visual impairment - support, measures and special aids;
- understand the impact of visual impairment on the life of individuals with multiple disabilities;
- Describe communication options for deafblind individuals;
Syllabus
  • 1. The categorisation of people with visual impairment. The impact of visual impairment on an individual's personality (perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a visually impaired child.
  • 2. Physiology of the vision process. Development of visual perception.
  • 3. Visual defects, types of visual defects and their influence on everyday life. Diagnostics of vision and visual functions.
  • 4. Early intervention - centers, clientele and support of early childhood vision.
  • 5. Child with visual impairment at pre-school age (pre-school education, child with disturbed binocular vision and reeducation of these defects)
  • 6. Child with visual impairment (VI) in school age. Specifics of the learning process - conditions and measures. Counseling during school attendance.
  • 7. Special aids for people with visual impairment and work with them. Use of computer technology in the education of pupils with visual impairment.
  • 8. The possibilities of education of pupils with visual impairment in the Czech Republic.
  • 9. Communication of persons with visual impairment - Braille and its writing. Access to information.
  • 10. Visual impairment as part of multiple disability. Basic information on deafblindness and communication options.
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava. Metody ve vyučování žáků s mentálním postižením se zaměřením na čtení a psaní In Bartoňová, M., Pipeková, J., Vítková, M. eds. Strategie ve vzdělávání žáků v základní škole speciální. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. 1. vydání. Brno: Paido, 2016, 26 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-256-7. 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
  • 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
  • VÍTKOVÁ, Marie. Otázky speciálně pedagogického poradenství. Základy, teorie, praxe. (Questions specially educational counseling. Basics, theory, practice.). 2nd ed. Brno: MSD, spol.s.r.o., 2004, 261 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 80-86633-23-3. info
    not specified
  • 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
  • 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
Teaching methods
Seminar. Videos, presentations, diskussions
Assessment methods
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
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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