SPk306 Specialisation: Teaching the Visually Impaired 2

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Nora Jágerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Prerequisites
Finished basic course and specialisation "Oftalmopedie 1" 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 aim of the course is to get acquainted with the field of special education of visually impaired at the Bachelor's degree level, focusing on the impact of visual impairment on quality of life. Learning outcomes of the course unit will acquaint students with the possibilities of counseling and intervention for persons with visual impairment (VI) in individual age periods.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- Identify and summarize important areas of impaired vision on the quality of life of a person by age;
- identify and describe current possibilities of support, counseling and intervention with a focus on age;
- Describe the factors that influence the selection of special aids for managing independent living;
- Apply in practice basic recommendations for accompanying a person with visual impairment and recommendations for independent mobility of a person with severe vision impairment;
Syllabus
  • 1. The target group of people with visual impairment. Special pedagogical diagnostics for children and pupils with visual impairment.
  • 2. A child with visual impairment at school age. Specifics of SEN support for these pupils, counseling, measures.
  • 3. Special aids for the visually impaired and work with them. The use of computer technology in the education of visually impaired students.
  • 4. Pre-professional and professional training of pupils with visual impairment - professional counseling.
  • 5. Communication of visually impaired people - teaching Braille and its notation. Access to information.
  • 6. Counseling - providers of social services and their offer for people older than 15 years. Quality of life of persons with visual impairment.
  • 7. Multiple disability - counseling and intervention. Deafblindness.
  • 8. Mobility of visually impaired people - counseling and aids.
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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • SCHINDLEROVÁ, Olga. Na ruce si nevidím : praktické dovednosti pro život se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Praha: Okamžik, 2007, 230 s. ISBN 9788086932101. 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
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.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Pokračování ve zvolené specializaci.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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