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Special educational intervention for children with behavior disorders
Pohořská, Alice ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Volemanová, Marja Annemiek (referee)
The diploma thesis addresses the issue of special education interventions in individuals suffering from specific behavioral disorders. Its theoretical part describes behavioral disorders in general, it explains what specific behavioral disorders are, and deals with their diagnostics and classification. Furthermore, it describes possibilities of interventions with individuals with specific behavioral disorders. It is focused on art therapy as on one of the techniques used in special education interventions. In its empirical part, the thesis treats the problem of the application of art therapy in the Educational care center environment with a client suffering from a specific behavioral disorder. The practical part of the thesis was implemented by means of qualitative research methods, specifically using a case study.
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A case study of the problem of coexistence and bullying in 7th grade elementary Waldorf school
Selešiová, Hana ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
The theoretical frame of the dissertation is, with regard to the topic of the study, aimed at the structure, dimension and socialization of student's personality, conception of behavioral patterns at school as well as group dynamics. The current development phase of students in the 7th grade is dealt with in the chapters concerning the processes in adolescence and educational problems. The dissertation describes in detail characteristics of both the agressor as well as the victim of bullying, causes of agresivity and anxiety. The theoretical part of the dissertation is concluded by rich sources of how to prevent and cure groups who have to face problematic behaviour or bullying. The practical part of the disserta- tion has a form of case study, with the help of analysis, comparison of ethopedic and special educational and educational diagnostics.Data have been gathered concerning the disruption and dynamics of social contacts among 7th grade students of waldorf school. Cohesion and climate in the class are dealt with here. The results of this study offer the basis for a realization of a preventive programme. KEYWORDS character, empathy, discipline, socialization, group dynamics, climate in the class, bullying, agressor, victim, diagnostics, prevention
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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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Collaboration for the promotion of inclusive education in primary school in the Czech Republic
Jorgic, Natasa ; Stará, Jana (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
The study objective was to explore collaborative practice among professional for the promotion of inclusive education in primary school. The qualitative study was conducted in the domain of inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and pupils with diverse cultural background in primary schools in the Czech Republic. The semi-structured interviews were conveyed with five participants in two schools, in a village and a suburban area, in the Czech Republic. The study participants differed in terms of their profession and experience in education. The interviews were conducted in English. The research sample was small to make generalisation. Nevertheless, the goal of the research was to understand particulars rather than making claims of the general. The study revealed that collaborative approach among school professionals is considered as a way for the improvement of inclusive education in primary school. In addition, school leaders can influence the school culture, promotion of the professional development, as well the inclusive practices in their schools. Joint planning and shared work can play a significant role in promotion of inclusion, not only in schools but in the society in general. All children, regardless to their needs, have right to be educated. The outcome depends on...
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Learning styles and their effectivness amongst pupils with specific learning disabilities
Nyklíčková, Zdeňka ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Marádová, Eva (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with learning styles and their effectiveness amongst pupils with specific learning disabilities. The theoretical part describes the problems of specific learning disorders, the current legislation and the possibilities of care for pupils with specific learning disabilities in school counseling facility, learning styles, learning habits amongst pupils with specific learning disorders and basic diagnostics of learning styles. The practical part is focused on the research and includes quantitative research which focuses on revealing the predominant style of learning at the second level of elementary school amongst pupils with learning disabilities and its comparison with the regular population of pupils. The thesis also answers a range of questions, such as, what helps learners who have learning disabilities to make the most out of their work, what disturbs the learners during learning, and compares these findings with pupils without any learning disabilities. The results of the survey revealed that pupils with specific learning disabilities involved in the research are predominant in the auditory style of learning. There were no differences found between predominant learning styles in pupils with learning disabilities and pupils without these disorders.
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Comparison of practicing methods of initial reading and writing in relation to specific learning disorders
Hladká, Jitka ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Kotvová, Miroslava (referee)
Theoretical part of this thesis comprises findings gathered by analyzing available specialized literature focused on specific learning disorders, methods of practicing of initial reading and writing, and Framework Education Program for Elementary Education. The practical part consists of research in a form of questionnaire survey, which compares both learning and writing training methods with respect to specific learning disorders as its main target. The main purpose of this research was to obtain and analyze opinions of specialists from counseling and school psychology clinics on methods of teaching reading and writing, furthermore how these methods may help avert the development of special learning disorders or which methods of teaching writing and reading might be associated with more frequent development of special learning disorders. The survey shows, that the most popular and the most suitable method for initial writing and reading practice according to inquired specialists is still the analytical-synthetic method, which sustains development of particular functions and it is coherent with child's natural phonological development. On the contrary, application of genetic method appears to be the most perilous, since pupils educated by this method seem to display more problems related to...
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Implementation of support measures for pupils with specific behavioral disorders in primary schools
Stránská, Anna ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on providing support to pupils with specific behavioral disorders at ordinary primary schools. Its aim is to find out how support is provided to pupils with specific behavioral disorders at ordinary elementary schools, what are the potentialities for providing optimal support to these pupils and suggest possible measures and procedures to improve them. The thesis consists of theoretical and research part. The theoretical part characterizes specific behavioral disorders, education and support for pupils with these disorders. The research part of the thesis focuses on the implementation of support measures for pupils with specific behavioral disorders at selected elementary schools. This problem is solved in two levels. The first plane is qualitative, it is a case study of the school (author's workplace). The basis for the preparation of case report are interviews with school special pedagogues and unstructured observations. The second part is aimed at supporting pupils with specific behavioral disorders on a wider scale. The basis for the data is the questionnaire survey, which was attended by teachers and teacher assistants from other schools. According to the results of the research, the pedagogical staff focuses mainly on the attentiveness and behavior of pupils with...
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Approach to Diagnostics of School Readiness in the Three European Countries
Kubíčková, Anna ; Felcmanová, Lenka (advisor) ; Marádová, Eva (referee)
TITLE: Approach to Diagnostics of School Readiness in the Three European Countries AUTHOR: Anna Kubíčková DEPARTMENT: Department of Special Education SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Lenka Felcmanová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: This thesis compares approaches to school readiness diagnostics in the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Austria. It explains the theoretical concept of school readiness, presents the possible consequences of inadequate readiness of a child enrolling in the first year of primary school, and gives examples of diagnostic materials used to evaluate school maturity and child readiness in the Czech Republic and abroad. This work describes the specifics of pre-school and early primary education, the processes of a child's entry into primary education and explains the involvement of educational authorities in the diagnostics of school readiness in the three studied countries. In practice, it compares the approaches to school readiness diagnostics and the entry of children into primary education through the testimonies of teachers and experts from these three countries. This thesis also deals with the different procedures for forwarding documents containing information on children's development from pre-school educational institutions to primary schools, the diversity of...
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Vocabulary of children of primary school age
Hrubá, Eliška ; Valešová Malecová, Barbara (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis is focused on the evaluation of lexical-semantic level in primary school children. Vocabulary is tested in a population of children with and without the postponement of compulsory schooling. Diagnostic testing is done with the help of an own research tool. A part-of-speech analysis of spontaneous speech is done with a specific goal of monitoring the performance in the area of perception and preposition use. The data is further analysed using methods of both relational and descriptive statistics. Methods and forms of work used for vocabulary development in pre-school children and first grades are explored through interviews with teachers. All the findings should help monitor the vocabulary in primary school children's speech. The research tool used in the testing also functions as a practical and didactical tool for the development of vocabulary focused on perception and preposition use.
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Inclusive education of pupils in primary school with small classes conditions
Pérková, Markéta ; Hájková, Vanda (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis deals with the inclusion education of pupils in the conditions of primary school with small classes conditions. There are defined terms as inclusion, integration, assistent teacher, school advisory facilities. The aim of the thesis was to find out how the quality of inclusive education is achieved in conditions of the primary school with small classes conditions. Identify the most common barriers to the implementation of inclusive education to primary school from the point of view of teachers and teacher assistant. Find out which factors have the influence in the inclusion process from point of view of teachers. It has been developed the case study of the student with physical impairment who is study at primary school with small class conditions. Research has shown that the quality of inclusive education at primary school with small class conditions is achieved by creating a stimulating and motivating scope. Emphasis is placed on the individual pace of each pupil. Factors relating to the impact are: Number of pupils in the class, communication between the schools and families of pupils, finance and further education of teachers. Key words: inclusion, integration, teacher asistent, school advisory facilities, legislation, individual education plan.
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