YSPk02 Alternative and Augmentative Communication in Preschool Children.

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Barbora Chleboradová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Plšková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 13. 10. 16:00–19:50 učebna 51, Fri 15. 12. 16:00–19:50 učebna 53
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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 acquaint students with the problems of alternative and augmentative communication, the target group of users with regard to pre-school children. It will be presented the characteristics of communication systems used in our and foreign practice, including the issue of selecting a suitable communication system.
Learning outcomes
After the completition of the course the student: - has an overview of the possibilities of using AAC systems and their classification, systems used in our practice; · knows the principles of communication through AAC systems, facilitation techniques; · knows the principles of AAC use as a means of developing the communication skills of preschool children · focuses on the areas that need to be evaluated when selecting an appropriate communication system.
Syllabus
  • Specification of AAC, division and classification of systems. · Characteristics and target group of users. · Communication passport and its creation. · Characteristics and use of systems - pictograms, communication diary and table. · Characteristics and use of the system - Sign in speech (Tegn til tale). · Characteristics and use of VOKS/PECS systems. · Characteristics and use of systems – „social“ and global method of reading. · Technical aids and software used in alternative and augmentative communication. · Case studies – examples of application of AAC systems in children. · The issue of selecting a suitable communication system. · Facility Techniques – communication with AAC user. · Concept of AAC tools - communication diaries and tables, etc.; presentation of aids, discussion.
Literature
    required literature
  • BOČKOVÁ, Barbora. Vybrané kapitoly z alternativní a augmentativní komunikace : Učební text (Selected chapters of augmentative and alternative communication). Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015. ISBN 978-80-210-7896-3. URL info
    recommended literature
  • ŠAROUNOVÁ, Jana. Metody alternativní a augmentativní komunikace. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2014, 150 stran. ISBN 9788026207160. info
  • JANOVCOVÁ, Zora. Alternativní a augmentativní komunikace : učební text. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 52 s. ISBN 9788021051867. info
    not specified
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Teaching methods
Seminar, discussion, practical exercises
Assessment methods
1. Written test (it is necessary to successfully cope with 75 % correct answers). 2. Debate and presentation of the AAC aid.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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