SPROC_SP2e Specialization 2e Teaching the Visually Impaired

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 24 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Nora Jágerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Sat 20. 9. 7:30–14:40 učebna 60, Sat 4. 10. 7:30–14:40 učebna 60, Fri 17. 10. 7:30–14:40 učebna 60, Fri 14. 11. 7:30–14:40 učebna 60, Fri 21. 11. 7:30–14:40 učebna 60
Prerequisites
Finished basic course of pedagogy 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 main objective of the course is a detailled information about pedagogy of visually impaired. At the end of the course, students should understand and use data about: Categories of people with visual impairment, occurrence and causes, children with multiple handicap, deaf-blind children, peculiarities of psychical process by visually impaired, system of schools for visually impaired, counselling, special educational centres, technical aids, visual stimulation, mobility, guide dogs, spare time activities for visually impaired, vocational training, quality of life in visually impaired.
Syllabus
  • Okruhy: 1. Paradigm of pedagogy of visually impaired. History and development of support of visually impaired in the Czech republic and abroad. 2. Impact of visual impairment on personality of an individual (reception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a severly visually impaired child. 3. Anatomy of an eye. 4. Physiology of vision. Development of vision. 5. Visual impairments, etiology. Examining of vision and visual functions. 6. Early intervention - theoretical background, forms and service. Centres of early intervention for visually impaired children and their families. 7. A child with visual impairment in a preschool age. (preschool support and care, children with low vision and problems with binocular vision). 8. A child with visual impairment in a school age. Education of pupils with visual impairment. 9. Educational system of pupils with visual impairment in the Czech republic. Teaching Braille. 10. Compensatory aids for people with visual impairment. Use of PC and special aids, use in the educational process. 11. Communication of blind people and people with low vision. Teaching and learning Braille. Approach to information. 12. Integration/ Inklusion. Current trends in care and education of visually impaired in the Czech republic and abroad. 13. Intervention and counselling - Tyfloservis o.p.s., Tyflocentrum o.p.s., SONS, Centre of social care, Centre of rehabilitation and retraining in Prag-Dědina. 14. Mobility. 15. A child with multiple impairment. Communication and education of deaf-blind people. 16. Organisations of / for visually impaired in the Czech republic and abroad. 17. Vocational training for visually impaired. Choosing a job. 18. Possibilities of development of key competencies by pupils and students with visuall impairment. 19. Identity and authonomy, acceptance of visual impairment and quality of life in blind people and pople with low vision. 20. Sport and arts in people with visual impairment.
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
  • JESENSKÝ, Ján. Prolegomena systému tyflorehabilitace, metodiky tyflorehabilitačních výcviků a přípravy rehabilitačně-edukačních pracovníků tyflopedického spektra. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, 2007, 659 s. ISBN 9788086723495. 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
  • KEBLOVÁ, Alena. Zrakově postižené dítě. 1. vyd. Praha: Septima, 2001, 67 s. ISBN 8072161911. info
  • KEBLOVÁ, Alena. Integrované vzdělávání dětí se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Praha: Septima, 1996, 100 s. ISBN 80-85801-65-5. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Oftalmopsychologie dětského věku. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1995, 182 s. ISBN 807184053X. info
  • ČÁLEK, Oldřich, Josef CERHA and Zdeněk HOLUBÁŘ. Vývoj osobnosti zrakově těžce postižených. Praha: Achát, 1992, 244 s. info
    recommended literature
  • FINKOVÁ, Dita. Rozvoj hapticko-taktilního vnímání osob se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011, 119 s. ISBN 9788024427423. info
  • KEBLOVÁ, Alena. Čich a chuť u zrakově postižených. Praha: Septima, 1999, 30 stran. ISBN 8072160818. info
  • KEBLOVÁ, Alena. Hmat u zrakově postižených. Praha: Septima, 1999, 40 stran. ISBN 8072160850. info
  • KEBLOVÁ, Alena. Kompenzační pomůcky pro zrakově postižené žáky ZŠ. Druhé upravené vydání. Praha: Septima, 1999, 27 stran. ISBN 8072161040. info
  • KEBLOVÁ, Alena. Sluchové vnímání u zrakově postižených. Praha: Septima, 1999, 30 s. ISBN 807216080X. info
  • Integrace - znamení doby : sborník z odborné konference na počest 50. výročí Pedagogické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a 50. výročí vysokoškolské přípravy speciálních pedagogů. Edited by Ján Jesenský. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 214 s. ISBN 8071846910. info
  • JESENSKÝ, Ján. Hmatové vnímání informací s pomoci tyflografiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 226 s. URL info
  • ČÁLEK, Oldřich. Raný vývoj dítěte nevidomého od narození. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1984. info
Teaching methods
lectures, practical examples, video, discussion
Assessment methods
Oral examination; PowerPoint presentation of a selected theme, semester paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 40 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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