SP3941 Field: Education of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 1

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ľubica Srnková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Barbora Bazalová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Mgr. Barbora Bazalová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the course SPp116 Basics of Education of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
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 goal of the course is to adopt the current concept of terminology in the area of pedagogy of people with intellectual disabilities, current insights and possibilities of special educational diagnostics, system of education of pupils with intellectual disabilities, including inclusive education and personality of people with intellectual disabilities.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to:
- have a general knowledge from the area of pedagogy of people with intellectual disabilities;
- apply the approaches to education and upbringing of children and pupils with intellectual disabilities;
- control of work with pupils with intellectual disabilities at the level of teaching assistant.
Syllabus
  • 1. Characteristics of the field, subject, goals, terminology, and interdisciplinary cooperation. History, current trends, experts, literature. 2. Mental disability: characteristics according to different authors, aetiology, classification. Possibilities of supporting people with mental disabilities from early age to adulthood. 3. Dementia: characteristics, manifestations, types, and support options for people with dementia. Socially conditioned mental disability: features, presentations, possibilities of supporting children. 4. Mild mental disability: characteristics, personality specifics. Options for inclusion and support from early years to adulthood. 5. Moderate mental retardation: characteristics, personality specifics. Options for inclusion and support from early years to adulthood. 6. Counseling services for children and pupils with mental disabilities in and outside school. Legislative anchoring. Support measures. 7. Possibilities of education for children, pupils and students with mental disabilities from preschool age to adulthood. Support in an inclusive and special school. Teaching assistant. Legislative anchoring. 8. Characteristics of RVP PV, RVP ZV, RVP ZŠS. Support measures. Principles of working with children and pupils with mental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders in inclusive and special schools. 9. Symptomatic speech disorders. Alternative and augmentative communication systems are suitable for people with mental disabilities. 10. Comprehensive diagnostics with a focus on mental disabilities. 11. Social services for people with mental disabilities. Nonprofit organizations. Especially pedagogical support. 12. Therapy and intervention for people with mental disabilities and their availability, application in practice. 13. Families with children with mental disabilities: phase of coping with the child's disability, family functioning, the role of siblings, vision for the future, possibilities of family support by experts. Literature on the topic.
Literature
    required literature
  • Bazalová, B. (2023). Psychopedie. Grada.
    not specified
  • Bachmann, P., Vítek, A. (2014) Vybrané kapitoly managementu nejen pro speciální pedagogy. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • Bartoňová, M. (2013) Inkluzivní didaktika v základní škole se zřetelem na edukaci žáků s lehkým mentálním postižením. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Bartoňová, M., Bazalová, B., Pipeková, J. (2007) Psychopedie: texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido.
  • Bazalová, B. (2014) Dítě s mentálním postižením a podpora jeho vývoje. Praha: Portál.
  • Bendová, P., Zikl, P. (2011) Dítě s mentálním postižením ve škole. Praha: Grada.
  • Černá, M. a kol. (2015) Česká psychopedie: speciální pedagogika osob s mentálním postižením. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Dlouhá, J., Dlouhý, M., Neubauerová, L., Sýkorová, Z., Dostálková, M. (2013) Úvod do psychopedie. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • Franiok, P. (2008) Vzdělávání osob s mentálním postižením. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita.
  • Janovcová, Z. (2010) Alternativní a augmentativní komunikace: učební text. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Lechta, V. (2011) Symptomatické poruchy řeči u dětí. Praha: Portál.
  • Müller, O. (ed.) a kol. (2014) Terapie ve speciální pedagogice. Praha: Grada.
  • Pipeková, J. (2006) Osoby s mentálním postižením ve světle současných edukativních trendů. Brno: MSD.
  • Pipeková, J., Vítková, M. et al. (2014) Od edukace k sociální inkluzi osob se zdravotním postižením se zaměřením na mentální postižení. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Přinosilová, D. (2007) Diagnostika ve speciální pedagogice: texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido.
  • Švarcová, I. (2011) Mentální retardace: vzdělávání, výchova, sociální péče. Praha: Portál.
  • Vágnerová, M. (2014) Současná psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál.
  • Valenta, M., Michalík, J., Lečbych, M. a kol. (2018) Mentální postižení. Praha: Grada.
  • Valenta, M., Müller, O. (2013) Psychopedie: teoretické základy a metodika. Praha: Parta.
Teaching methods
A course with the active participation of students.
Assessment methods
Review of the film with the theme of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Active class participation (attendance - full-time form of study 75 %, long-distance students 50 %). Written test, for successful completion of this course - 70 % correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Zapisují studenti psychopedie a somatopedie, nebo oftalmopedie nebo etopedie.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3 bloky pro kombinované studium.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
The teacher will communicate more detailed information (updated list of literature) at the beginning of the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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