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Teaching English and Pupils with Special Educational Needs
Kociánová, Janka ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
TITLE: Teaching English and Pupils with Special Educational Needs AUTHOR: Janka Kociánová DEPARTMENT: Department of Special Education SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Lenka Felcmanová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with the teaching of English of pupils with special educational needs, focusing on pupils with specific learning disabilities (SLD). The issue of pupils with SLD and didactics of English language are described in the theoretical part. The aim of the practical part was to find out how pupils with SLD are taught English in primary schools, which forms of education, the most frequently aids (textbooks, materials, etc.) and methods are used. Quantitative as well as qualitative methods were chosen for the research - the questionnaire survey (the questionnaire for teachers), aids and analysis of materials, interviews with teachers and case studies. On the basis of the obtained data, the effectiveness of the various activities is evaluated and a list of the recommended teaching aids, materials and resources is presented. KEYWORDS: English, dyslexia, Foreign Language, special educational needs, specific learning difficulties
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Primary Prevention Policy Focused on Using of Alcohol and Tobacco in the Czech Republic
Korbel, Matouš ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Nekola, Martin (referee)
The master thesis focuses on the topic of primary prevention policy aimed at using of alcohol and tobacco among children and youth. The main goal of the thesis is to to find out how is this policy implemented and to identify the possibilities for improvement and other changes. In the theoretical part of this study the analysis of the strategic primary prevention documents and legislative is presented. Also the problematics of using alcohol and tobacco among children and youth and theory of implementation of public policy is complemented. In the practical part of the study the qualitative research is presented. The research was realised by semi-standardized interviews among 16 representatives of the primary prevention policy - school methodists of prevention, methodists of prevention in pedagogical psychological advice bureau, county school prevention coordinators, representatives of the NGO sector and state administration. The results of the research show that the implementation of the primary prevention policy is not effective. The research shows that the policy has many deficiencies which are demonstrated most in the school environment.
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Teacher's attitudes towards inclusive concept of basic education
Marešová, Barbora ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis deals with the concept of inclusive education in primary schools. The aim of this thesis is to find out what positives and negatives teachers see in inclusive concept of basic education, and what recommendations could help the functioning of the inclusive education process. The work is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part focuses on the process of inclusion and inclusive education, including a description of concepts, principles and manifestations. In the theoretical part, an inclusive school environment, including actors of an inclusive process is also approached. The basis for the practical part is the survey, which aims at finding the attitudes, opinions and suggestions of primary school teachers on the issue. The results of the research show that the current concept of inclusive education is misunderstood by most teachers and, unfortunately, most of them disagree with this concept. They see the risk of burden not only for children and teachers, but ultimately also for the entire school system, which may lose its quality. In spite of this, they find certain benefits in inclusive education, mostly in the fact that children can learn mutual motivation, cooperation, necessary social skills, and try to perceive and respect differences, which will help...
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Diagnostic of school maturity
Petržilková, Ivana ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the topic of school-matureness diagnostics.Through theoretical background it presents, at which level a child should be developed enough in terms of his/her character and knowledge, before entering the compulsory school attendance. Terms such as school knowledge and school readiness are tightly connected to the topic and explained in this research. Recent and former legislative requirements concerning the beginning of one's compulsory school attendance, school enrollment, and postponement of compulsory school attendance are mentioned. Following the theoretical part, the practical part of this thesis diagnoses school maturity. The Preliminary test of school maturity by Jaroslav Jirasek is described in detail, other often used diagnostically materials and publicly available publications with content being well usable for the diagnoses are also shortly introduced. Base don those publications a test for the diagnosis of school maturity was developed, and it was together with Jirasek's Preliminary test of school maturity used for testing school maturity with a research sample. The results were analyzed and compared. The research focus was oriented on the applicability of Preliminary test of school maturity by Jaroslav Jirasek. Its results were compared with...
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Utilization of a support program Maxik for preschool children in the prevention of learning disabilities
Havránková, Lenka ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Komorná, Marie (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic "Utilization of a support program Maxik for preschool children in the prevention of learning disabilities. " The aim of this thesis is theoretical definition of specific learning disorders, deficits of partial functions and relatively new trend of dynamic diagnostics. The object of the actual research is to assess the individual displacement of each of preschool children in response to the intervention by the stimulus program MAXIK and to assess the effectiveness of this program with each child in terms of prevention of specific learning disabilities. The problematic of specific learning disabilities in terms of etiology, occurrence and their manifestations is defined in the theoretical part. A big part of the theoretical part involves a chapter dealing with partial functions, their diagnosis, prevention and suggestions for development. Last but not least, the topics of dynamic diagnostics and stimulus programs are covered in the theoretical part. The empirical part contains qualitative research, which focuses on discovering the use and effectiveness of the stimulus program MAXIK with seven preschool children and particularly studying individual shifts within these children. The results are presented in the form of casuistry. Keywords: specific learning disorders,...
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Attitudes of primary school teachers to legislative changes in the education of pupils with special educational needs
Kligerová, Lucie ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Hájková, Vanda (referee)
The thesis is focused on the analysis of the attitudes of teachers from the district Trutnov to inclusive education. The theoretical part is dedicated to people with special educational needs, the legal grounds, inclusive education and the teaching of curricula and counseling system in the Czech Republic. In the practical part we were surveyed attitudes of primary school teachers from the district Trutnov to the education of pupils with special educational needs. Above all, the degree of awareness of teachers, their concerns and comments on the amendment to the Education Act. Methods were used questionnaire and interview. It is therefore a combination of quantitative and qualitative research. KEYWORDS inclusive education, inclusive education, teacher, pupil with special educational needs, attitudes, concerns, information, benefits
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Assessment of Selected Areas of Preschooler's Maturity
Otáhalová, Kristina ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
1 ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is the assessment of the level of individual aspects of school maturity in preschool children attending a kindergarten. The first part of the thesis describes the visual perception, motor activity and spatial orientation with a special emphasis on the structure. The second part of the thesis deals with the characteristics of preschool children and their development in individual areas outlined in the first part of the thesis. This is followed by diagnostics of individual aspects of school maturity with a detailed description of pedagogic diagnostics and its types and methods. The final part of the thesis focuses on the assessment of the level of the visual perception, graphomotor skills, and spatial orientation. This evaluation is based on three tests of school maturity. The comparison of the obtained data represents a core of the thesis. The proposition of three hypotheses is followed by a comparison of the results of two tests evaluating individual aspect of school maturity. The quantitative type of research has been used for the purpose of this analysis.
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