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Using Montessori learning materials for teaching persons with Down syndrome
Bejšáková, Kristina ; Zemková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
This thesis examines how can Montessori teaching aids be used for educating persons with Down syndrome. It describes Down syndrome and mental disability that is associated with it, listing also the options for educating persons with Down syndrome by development stage. It provides an overview of Montessori pedagogics, its history, concepts and principles, and its status in the Czech Republic. It classifies Montessori pedagogics in terms of general didactics theory, and introduces Montessori therapy. The author connects Montessori to other human- centric didactic and pedagogical systems, such as structured teaching, global reading approach, Reuven Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment, sensory activation, basal stimulation, and psychobiography. She explains the role of teaching aids in the Montessori system and describes the materials she is using in her lessons for persons with Down syndrome. The aim and structure of such lessons are described, together with how to work with clients and their families. The author emphasizes the importance of entry diagnostics, and presents three case studies of her clients. Teaching Aids Book is attached to the thesis, presenting 92 aids. For each teaching aid, it includes a description, modifications aimed for the use of clients with Down syndrome, and diagnostic...
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Assessment of school readiness in the areas of visual and auditory perception
Barešová, Eva ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the issue of school maturity in the field of visual and auditory perception and its diagnostics in children in the last year of pre-school education. The theoretical part contains the characteristics of the development of the pre-school child and the conception of pre-primary education, the concepts of school maturity and readiness, risk factors of school failure, deferment of compulsory school attendance, partial functions and deficits of partial functions. Furthermore, the possibilities of diagnostics of phonological and visual perception and other methods of evaluation of the functions, which make the acquisition of school skills successful, are described. Also mentioned is the enrollment of a child into the first grade of elementary school. The objective of the empirical part is to find out whether it is possible to contribute to their maturation by regular stimulation of the partial functions in the field of visual and auditory perception in preschool children, thus improving the readiness of children to enter primary school. The research was carried out in two kindergartens through diagnostic and stimulating material. We predict learning disabilities (Sindelarová, 2016). Methods and tools of primarily quantitative character were used for the survey, incl....
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Diagnostis and subsequent care for children with learning disabilities and ADHD, with application of artphiletics
Psohlavcová, Iva ; Zelinková, Olga (advisor) ; Čedík, Miloslav (referee)
The topic of thesis is a study of artphiletics approach to aftercare aimed at children with specific learning and behavior disorders, especially ADHD, conducted simultaneously in art lessons. The introductory part to find review deals with specific learning disabilities and behavioral disorders, especially ADHD, ie. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Possible causes and manifestations. It also points to the psychosocial aspects of specific learning disabilities and ADHD. Another section deals with pedagogical diagnosis, follow-up care for children with learning disabilities and ADHD monitored areas and remedial care. Mention is a component of visual expression of a child in the diagnosis and follow-up care. The following section describes the concept artephiletics, its theoretical framework, possibilities and use for children with learning disabilities and ADHD. Empirical part is dedicated to the study of its evaluation methodology art philetic meeting and reflective balance with case studies of individual children
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Connection between social skills teaching and classmates relationshipsde
Balážová, Daniela ; Stará, Jana (advisor) ; Michalová, Zdeňka (referee)
Summary: This dissertation is aiming to find the connection between clasroom relationships development and regular social skills teaching. Specifically if social skills teaching creates positive development within students relationships and if it influences better classroom climate. The teoretical part defines the concept of pedagogical diagnostics, its methods and forms, especially focused on educational - research sociomethry, sociomethric methods and techniques. In the end of theoretical part is described educational program CESTY with subject ‚Social skills focused on the developement of positive relationships between students with ADHD, ADD issues. The empiric part is built on research which was made using sociomethric - rating questionnare of Vladimír Hrabal (S-O-R-A-D). This questionnare was used in three fifth year of elementary school classes for children with specific issues and in three regular elementary school classes. Rating of the results using sociomethric indexes and sociograms is the base for comparing the development of relationships in classes with ADHD students, where the social skills are taught regularly, and three regular classes without this subject. The questionnary was set twice in every class, first time at the beginning of school year and second time at the end of first mid-year.
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Communication competences in kindergarten curriculum
Otiepková, Markéta ; Kropáčková, Jana (advisor) ; Hájková, Eva (referee)
The thesis focuses on a concept of communicative competences in the curricula at the stage of pre-school education and introduces the possibilities of development of these competences in kindergarten. The theoretical part outlines issues of curriculum, key competences and communicative competences in the context of pre-primary education. The research is a presentation of qualitative-quantitative research, which aimed to analyze the concept of communicative competences in the curricula of kindergartens and based on direct observation to find out, how kindergarten teachers meet the communicative competences at this stage of education, how to diagnose them and what opportunities provides kindergarten environment to develop pre-school children communication competences. Based on the analysis of curriculum documents of selected kindergartens we found that schools include communicative competences in their conceptual materials and attach great importance to them, even if these documents have different content and formal level. From our observations and interviews with respondents, we concluded that kindergartens and their teachers usually provide good conditions for children to develop their communicative competences (positive communication climate, proper teacher speech pattern, primary prevention,...
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Delayed School Attendance in the Region of Říčany
Kovaříková, Marie ; Kropáčková, Jana (advisor) ; Linková, Marie (referee)
Diploma thesis "Delayed School Attendance in the Region of Říčany" deals with survey of the region of Říčany with respect to opinions and experience of kindergarten and primary school teachers. The work is divided into two parts. The theoretical part contains information on delay school attendance issues necessary for successful realisation of a pedagogical research. The practical part is focused on answering of defined survey questions and on verification or falsification of the hypothesis. The research is based on the quantity method of questioning (by means of questionnaire and interview) and qualitative method of observation. The survey took place at 24 kindergartens and 7 primary schools taking into account 54 kindergarten teachers and 15 primary school teachers in the region of Říčany. It was found out, that the number of delayed school attendance in the region of Říčany is lower than the average value in the entire Czech Republic. Further, kindergarten and primary school teachers agree, that children often have problems with communication and concentration. Other important findings are that teachers don't feel any difference between children with and without delayed school attendance; they have individual approach to children on the basis of their abilities and needs. The end of the work contains...
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Portage Project
Merunka, Jan ; Zemková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Květoňová, Lea (referee)
TITLE: The Portage Project SUMMARY: My bachelor work deals with a description of the Portage programme and its usage in daily routine . The programme has been made in terms of a child's development and that is why the theoretical part is based on knowledge which refers to child' s ontogenesis. Some other programmes , which can be used for stimulation of further children's development , are introduced in the text too .All together with some work programmes my work describes possibilities of an early care and solving of other education at schools. The programme is well founded in pedagogical diagnostics , so I described it in one chapter.The research part of my work turns to specification of usage of the Portage programme in early school institutions as well as detention centres. To investigate it I used a questionnaire.The individual questions are presented in a graphic way . KEYWORDS:Portage programme, child's development, pedagogical diagnostics, programme of education, early eduacation
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Child with specific learning disabilities in the family
NOVÁKOVÁ, Lenka
The bachelor thesis examines the topic "Child with specific learning disabilities" (SLD) and is focused on the family contexts of SLD. The aim of the thesis is to determine how SLD influence the family, how the family influence success rate of the child and how the family deals with problems of such disabled child. In the theoretical part are defined basic concepts related to the topic. It describes specific SLD, their tokens, their effect on the child and its family. The practical part is devoted to the research, which was conducted through a semi-structured interview.
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