SPp018 Specific Learning Disability

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Ivana Jůzová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, 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
SPp018/01: Wed 14:00–15:50 učebna 63, I. Jůzová
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject is focused on approaches to students with specific learning disabilities (SLD). It targets the possibilities of remediation, education and appropriate didactics in education of students with SLD. Students will be familiarized with the definition of the SLD and its classification. Furthermore, students will be introduced into contemporary teaching methods in education of students with SLD, supportive measures used in connection with SLD and remediation care.
Learning outcomes
Student will acquire basic skills in appropriate educational methods and remediation of students with specific learning disabilities. Student will be familiarized with contemporary approaches in education of students with specific learning disabilities. Student will be able to suggest adequate supportive measures taken in students with specific learning disabilities based on acquired knowledge.
Syllabus
  • The subject define aspects of specific learning disabilities. It targets the possibilities of remediation, education and appropriate didactics in education of students with SLD. Specific learning disabilities - terminology, aetiology, symptoms, diagnostics. Weakened aspects in the development of central nervous system and sensory fucntions significant at primary education (reading, writing, calculating), remediation care, remediation methods for individuals with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia. Compensatory aids. Personality of individual with SLD in grammar school and in the adulthood. The issue of education of students with SLD in grammar schools and adults with specific learning disabilities.
Literature
  • HEWARD, William L. Exceptional children : an introduction to special education. Tenth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2014, ii, 664. ISBN 9781292022024. info
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava, Marie VÍTKOVÁ and Martin VRUBEL. Inclusion in Education for Students with Special Educational Needs from the Perspective of Research. Petr Kovařík. 1st Edition. Brno: Masaryk University, 2014, 161 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7152-0. info
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava and Marie VÍTKOVÁ. Education of pupils with special educational needs. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 418 s. ISBN 9788021066328. info
  • HANKS, Richard. Common SENse for the inclusive classroom : how teachers can maximise existing skills to support special educational needs. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley, 2011, 272 s. ISBN 9781849050579. info
  • FREDERICKSON, Norah and Tony CLINE. Special educational needs, inclusion and diversity. Second edition. Berkshire: McGraw-Hill, Open University Press, 2009, xii, 652. ISBN 9780335221462. info
  • LOVEY, Jane. Supporting special educational needs in secondary school classrooms. 2nd ed. London: David Fulton Publishers, 2002, 151 s. ISBN 1853468320. info
  • Handbook of psychosocial characteristics of exceptional children. Edited by Vicki L. Schwean - Donald H. Saklofske. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999, xxiii, 622. ISBN 0306460637. info
Teaching methods
interactive seminar, discussion, practical examples
Assessment methods
Active participation on lectures, assigned reading during semestr
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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