SPk115 Basics of Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Vrubel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPk115/OS01: Fri 23. 2. 7:30–14:40 učebna 35, Sat 5. 5. 13:55–20:10 učebna 35
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 learning outcomes are the transfer of basic information from the field of pedagogy of the visually impaired with an emphasis on counseling and support for the independent life of blind and partially sighted people. Students will gain knowledge about the impact of visual impairment on quality of life, education system, special aids, counseling and intervention.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able after the course: - to understand the specific manifestations and effects of visual impairment on a person's personality and its development - able to classify visual impairment from different perspectives - Present the possibilities of counseling and education for persons with visual impairment in the Czech Republic - master the basics of guiding a visually impaired person - recommend basic special tools to handle the everyday life of a person with weakened vision and a of the blind
Syllabus
  • 1.Basic terminology - defining the field of education and support of visually impaired and its position in a multidisciplinary approach. 2. Physiology of the vision process. Development of visual perception. Basic examination of visual functions. 3. Basic pathology of vision in childhood and adulthood. 4. Basic special aids for the visually impaired and the blind, focusing on age, degree of disability. 5. Early care - the theoretical basis of early care, forms and services. Centers and their clientele. 6. Personality of a person with visual impairment (specifics of perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a visually impaired child. 7. Visually impaired child at pre-school age (pre-school education of the sight of the affected child, child with disturbed binocular vision and reeducation of these defects) 8. The system of education of pupils with visual impairment in the Czech Republic. Education of visually impaired pupils. Braille. 9. Multiple disability - occurance and specifics with visual impairment. Deafblindness. 10. Counseling and Intervention: service providers, service specifications. 11. Communicating with people with visual impairment. Basics of Guidance. Mobility. Major mistakes.
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. 1st ed. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007. ISBN 978-80-244-1857-5. info
    recommended literature
  • ŘEHŮŘEK, Jaroslav and Dětská oční klinika DN Brno,a LF MU Brno. Možnosti reedukace zraku při kombinovaném postižení (Reeducation and management of involved sight in mixed involvement .). 1999th ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1999, 94 pp. Možnosti reedukace zraku při kombin, postižení. ISBN 80-85931-75-3. info
  • HROMÁDKOVÁ, Lada. Šilhání. Vyd. 3., nezměn. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2011, 162 s. ISBN 9788070135303. info
  • HYCL, Josef and Lucie VALEŠOVÁ. Atlas oftalmologie. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2003, 151 s. ISBN 8072543822. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, M. Oftalmopsychologie dtského vku. Praha: Karolinum, 1985. ISBN 80-7184-053-X
  • KVTOOVÁ-ŠVECOVÁ, L., KUDELOVÁ I., Malé dít s tžkým poškozením zraku, Paido, Brno, 1996
  • PIPEKOVÁ, J. Kapitoly ze speciální pedagogiky. 2. rozšíené a pepracované vydání. Brno: Paido 2006. ISBN 80-7315-120-0.
    not specified
  • ROZSÍVAL, Pavel. Oční lékařství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 373 s. ISBN 8024612135. 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
  • KEBLOVÁ, A. Integrované vzdlávání dtí se zrakovým postižením. Praha: Septima, 1996. ISBN 80-85801-65
  • KEBLOVÁ, A. Kompenzaní pomcky pro zrakov postižené žáky ZŠ. Praha: Septima, 1996
  • SOURALOVÁ, E., LUDÍKOVÁ, L. Vzdlávání hluchoslepých dtí I, II, Scientia, Praha 2000
  • VOKURKA, M., HUGO, J. a kol. Praktický slovník medicíny. Praha: Maxdorf, 2000. ISBN 80-85912-38-4
  • SMÝKAL, Josef. Tyflopedický lexikon jmenný. 2. vyd. V Brně: Technické muzeum, 2006, 455 s. ISBN 8086413306. info
Teaching methods
seminar, 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)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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