PdF:SPDRA_VZOF Visual Impairments - Course Information

SPDRA_VZOF Specialisation - Broad Scientific Foundation - Visual Impairments

Extent and Intensity

30/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Lea Květoňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Dagmar Opatřilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc. (lecturer)

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: 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

• Special Education (eng.) (programme PdF, D-SPD) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to wider student´s knowledge about intervention in individuals with visual impairment and acquaint special diagnostics and supportive methods of work. Furthermore, present issues of provided support and care from early age to adulthood. To be able to combine knowledge from other fields - education of individuals with mental/physical/hearing impairment, speech disorders and other medical fields (ophtalmology, neurology, ENT and phoniatrics.

Syllabus

• Basic syllabus: Development of society approach to individuals with visual impairment from the historical perspective. Paradigms in education of individuals with visual impairment. Characteristics of psychomotor development of individuals with visual impairment from the developmental stages defined by Erikson and Piaget. Remediation methods and compensation in education of individuals with visual impairment. Education of individuals with visual impairment. Non-governmental sector as a part of comprehensive rehabilitation in individuals with visual impairment (early intervention, Tyfloservs, Tyflocentrum, SONS, LORM) Old age in individuals with visual impairment and their activization. Specialized sylabus: Early intervention in children with visual impairment. Cooperation with family of child with visual impairment. Binocular disorders in preschool children, remediation. Education of low-vision and blind students. Visual impairment and combined disability. Education of individuals with deafblindness.

Literature

required literature
• NOVÁKOVÁ, Zita. Oftalmopedie (The Special Education of Students with Visual Impairments). In Pipeková, J. et al. Kapitoly ze speciální pedagogiky. 3., přepr. a rozšíř. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2010, p. 253-272, 19 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-198-0. info
• RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ and Zita NOVÁKOVÁ. Oftalmopedie : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2007, 125 s. ISBN 9788073151454. info
• RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Zita NOVÁKOVÁ and Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ. Oftalmopedie. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání (Pedagogy of visually impaired. Texts for long distance studies). Brno: Paido, 2007, 124 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 978-80-7315-159-1. info
• LUDÍKOVÁ, Libuše. Vzdělávání hluchoslepých. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 2001, 78 s. ISBN 8071832561. info
• KVĚTOŇOVÁ, Lea. Oftalmopedie. 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2000, 70 s. ISBN 8085931842. info
• SOURALOVÁ, Eva. Vzdělávání hluchoslepých. II. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 2000, 78 s. ISBN 80-7183-226-X. info

recommended literature
• Nielsen, L. (1998) Učení zrakově postižených dětí. Praha. Pilařová, M., Hradílková, T. Raný vývoj dítěte a možnosti rané intervence. Praha: Futurum, 1999.

Teaching methods

Self study, case study

Assessment methods

Case study in length of 10 pages with rehabilitation plan (at least 2 pages). Course will be taught in two semesters.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
  
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