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Teamwork in the process of communication ability development of children with multiple disability in special elemantary school
Melicharová, Jana ; Hájková, Vanda (referee)
The Rigorosum thesis in its theoretical part defines the basis and function of communication as well as motivation to communication. It also gives information on disturbed communication abilities, strategy during the therapy and therapeutic methods used in logopeadics. The term pupil with multiple disability is defined, and conditions and objectives of education in special elementary school closely focused on the development of communication abilities of the pupils outlined. Teamwork on developing communication skills of the schoolchildren, along with definition of the competences of the members of the team and possible types of cooperation represent the principal topic of the thesis. Analysis of the current implementation of teamwork, participation of experts from education and health care departments, as well as the purpose and intensity of cooperation in selected special elementary schools in Czech Republic is presented, based on the questionnaire survey. A proposal of the implementation of teamwork in practise is finally presented.
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Speech Therapy intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum disorders
Horáková, Michaela ; Durdilová, Lucie (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
TITLE: Speech and language therapy intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders AUTHOR: Michaela Horáková DEPARTMENT: Department of special education SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Lucie Durdilová ABSTRACT: This bachelor thesis is devoted to speech and language therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders. The theoretical part deals with autism spectrum disorders, focusing on their classification, etiology, symptomatology with an emphasis on qualitative impairment in communication, and care options for preschool children with these disorders. The thesis also concerns with the theoretical bases of speech and language therapy intervention provided for children with autism spectrum disorders. The practical part is devoted to communication improvement in special nursery school. It includes case studies of two boys with autism. The aim of this qualitative research investigation is to evaluate children's communication skills, describe the intervention methods to improve their communication, and describe work with children in the classroom, focusing on stimulation of their communication competencies. KEYWORDS: Autism spectrum disorders; speech and language therapy intervention; communication improvement; alternative and augmentative communication; preschool education
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Makaton
Vostalová, Martina ; Okrouhlíková, Lenka (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
I am concerned with the description of the alternative and augmentative forms of communication in this bachelor thesis. Mainly, I am focused on the communicational systems which use manual activity. The main topic of this thesis is Makaton, the communicational means combining speech and manual signs. I compare the signs of the Czech Sign Language with the signs of Czech Makaton in the practical part of the thesis. I am focused on Makaton's signs which are influenced by the Czech Sign Language and they were developed from the certain changes in parameters of the sings from the Czech Sign Language (the shape of the hand, the place of articulation, move, the orientation of the hand etc.). I summarize the manners how were the sings of Czech Makaton created and I generalise the potential strategies during the parameter changes in sings of the Czech Sign Language. Furthermore I present the casuistic of children who use Makaton for communication and I show their parent's experience which I gained by the personal meeting and by interviewing mothers of these children. Key words: Alternative and augmentative communication, the methods of AAC, the methods of AAC without tools, Makaton, the Makaton dictionary, comparing sings of the Czech Sign Language and Makaton.
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Application for Alternative Communication for People with Mental Handicap
Vejtasa, Ondřej ; Zbořil, František (referee) ; Kočí, Radek (advisor)
The aim of this master thesis is to analyse, design and implement a multi-platform mobile application for alternative and augmentative communication of people with special education needs and disabilities. This application based on iOS and Android platform allows making sentences composed of pictograms with voice output. The application is implemented in Java & HTML5 based multi-platform framework Oracle ADF Mobile. Application has been verified by case study in native environment of people with intellectual disability. The main contribution of this thesis is to include and verify the requirements of computer therapy (in sense computer as therapy), which aim to provide solution for proper design a usability of implementation for described target group of people.
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Communication with the Children with Down Syndrome Using Sign Language
BERÁNKOVÁ, Veronika
Signing language as a form of alternative and augmentative communication is firstly used for communication of deaf people who are not enough developed by verbal component of speech or for those where there is no verbal komponent of speech at all. In simplified form of sign language it also helps children with Down syndrome to express themselves. For this target group the signing is supporting method which helps to developt the speech which is delayed because of the mental disability. In communication with children with Down syndrome is verbal speech accompanied by signs which help child to understand the meaning and give him the opportunity to express oneself. The aim of the thesis was a comparasion by studying Czech and foreign professional publications by two different views on the use of sign language in communication with children with Down syndrome and this views illustrate by case studies. The thesis includes definition and characteristics of Down syndrome, speech development of children with this diagnosis, characteristics alternative and augmentative communication and its individual systems and also benefits and potential risks of signing. The next section of thesis illustrate the knowledge from previous chapters by case studies. There were selected two women as mothers of children with Down syndrome. They were chosen on the different experience with signing. It was appeared while signing there is necessary to support mother by whole family and to involve the family into the process of signing. Next there appears that knowledge from professional literature can?t be apllied to whole target group, i.e. children with Down syndrome. The thesis also shows how few professional publications apply the potentional risks of signing. The thesis can be used as an information for those parents who decide to communicate with their child by using methods of signing.
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Alternative communication in homes for handicaped persons
SVAČINOVÁ, Jana
This work deals with problems of taking advantage of the augmentative and alternative communication (hereinafter referred to as AAC) with clients in homes for patients with combined handicap. The target of my work was to get relevant information concerning AAC in homes for handicapped people and to create well working methodical instructions for employees in the direct care in the institutions where they work.The theoretical part of my work defines the terms of alternative an augmentative communication and describes briefly the used communication systems or tools, further it describes individual institutions, where I carried out my investigation. The practical part of my work describes the target of my work and works up the reasons for introducing the AAC into the institutions, where the patients are staying. To implement the investigation I have chosen the qualitative research, which is a method of questioning, semi-structured interviews and in-depth discussions. The own investigation proceeded in a direct form of discussions with clients, their nurses or guardians, with the employees in direct care and people in social services responsible for the given institution. As the results of my work show, the AAC problems in institutions for permanent stay of patiens are often neglected, before an accreditation commission or any supervision draws an attention to it. There is no unified methodology, very often the opinion on the introduction of the AAC into practical life differs, the employees work on the basis of their intuition and a system in such attitude lies on the side of special teachers or therapeutics, not on the side of the employees, who spend most of their time with the clients. The problems is as well that the employees are not sufficiently trained and last but not least the financial demand for some tools.
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