SPc921 Field: Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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. Petra Röderová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
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 education of visually impaired at bachelor level, from the definition of the field and its interdisciplinary position to support and counseling for people with visual impairment of different age groups. We will also focus on the education system of this target group in our country and on their specific measures and support in early, preschool and school age.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to:
- Determine visual impairment, occurrence and causes, combined disability, peculiarities of psychological processes and personality development in visually impaired people;
- to know the specifics of a child with visual impairment in early, preschool and school age, counseling and intervention;
- to understand the education system for the visually impaired in our country, to know the technical aids and equipment, the role of special pedagogical centers;
Syllabus
  • 1. Paradigm of special education of visually impaired - definition of the field, history of support for the visually impaired in our country and abroad, interdisciplinary cooperation
  • 2. The circle of visually impaired people. The influence of visual impairment on the individual's personality (perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a child with severe visual impairment.
  • 3. Development of visual perception. Visual defects, types of visual defects, etiology, manifestations.
  • 4. Examination of vision and visual functions.
  • 5. Early care - theoretical basis of early care, services and their importance. Early child and his family.
  • 6. Child with visual impairment in preschool age, school maturity and school readiness (preschool education, child with impaired binocular vision and reeducation of these defects)
  • 7. A child with visual impairment at school age. Specifics of teaching and support.
  • 8. Compensatory aids for the visually impaired and work with them. The use of computer technology in the education of visually impaired students.
  • 9. The system of education of visually impaired pupils in the Czech Republic from preschool age to adolescence.
  • 10. Counseling, support and intervention in the period of preschool and school attendance. Advice on training and career choice.
  • 11. Communication of visually impaired people - teaching Braille and its notation. Access to information.
Literature
    required literature
  • RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Oftalmopedie : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2007, 125 s. ISBN 9788073151454. 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
  • JANKOVÁ, Jana and Dagmar MORAVCOVÁ. Asistent pedagoga a dítě se zrakovým postižením. Vydání první. Praha: Pasparta, 2017, 116 stran. ISBN 9788088163619. info
  • BENEŠ, Pavel and Martin VRUBEL. Oftalmologie pro speciální pedagogy (Ophthalmology for students of special education). 1st ed. Brno: Paido, 2017, 92 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-264-2. 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
  • OPATŘILOVÁ, Dagmar and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Raná podpora a intervence u dětí se zdravotním postižením (Early Support and Intervention for Children with Disabilities). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 321 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5880-4. info
    not specified
  • 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
presentations, discussion, practical examples, video
Assessment methods
oral exam or written test (70% of correct answers is needed to pass), Test, Participation. Attendance min. 70%.Seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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