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Separate movement and spatial orientation of children with visual impairment in preschool education
JANDEJSKOVÁ, Tereza
The thesis deals with the problematic of preschool age children with visual impairment and that with emphasis on their spatial orientation and their independent movement. The basic premise to independent life of a person with visual impairment and its orientation and independent movement mostly in known but also unknown environment and that with utilization of compensatory aids or accompanying person. To make the orientation of the person as efficient as possible it is necessary to develop it in early age of a child. Thesis in this way mostly focuses on the development of this skill through its training. The objective of the whole thesis is to describe visual impairment of children in preschool education, their spatial orientation and then creation of proposals of educational units focused exactly on development of spatial orientation and the individual movement of these preschool children with impairment. These activities were intentionally chosen with purpose to develop the preconditions which are necessary for independent movement of a child.
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Development of Child with Visual Impairment
Šafránková, Markéta ; Květoňová, Lea (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
1 SUMMARY The bachelor thesis named "The Development of Child with Visual Impairment", it aimed at children with low vision. The theoretic part made a reader acquainted with term of low vision generally (diagnostic tools, etiology, signs), with development of weak-eyed child, possible complications but at the same time with possible support. Then in practical part the knowledge was compared with concrete cases of two children with low vision. Theoretic part resulted from information contained in special bibliography or in other materials. For practical part, there was a chance to insight into the personal documents of chosen pupils, to observe them during the schooling and to realize an interview with them. After evaluation of obtained information it is possible to introduce the fallowing conclusions. The authors focused on this topic they are mainly aimed at blind or partly sighted children. So that was my intention to describe the main steps of development of weak-eyed children and possible difficulties. In terms of aids for children with low vision, their offer is really wide and this theme is described by lots of authors. The theme of toys and games for these children is contained in few pieces and the main range is focused on children with more serious visual handicap again. It managed to gather...
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The development of the teaching of swimming in the open the way for a child diagnosed with albinism, nystagmus, astigmatism and myopia
Sidorová, Veronika ; Kovařovic, Karel (advisor) ; Hošková, Blanka (referee)
Title of thesis: The development of the teaching of swimming in the open the way for a child diagnosed with albinism, nystagmus, astigmatism and myopia Compiled by: Veronika Sidorová Supervisor: PaedDr. Karel Kovařovic Objectives: The aim of the work is to learn technically well proband A. K. crawl swimming, so that the result will be a change of its status from non-swimmer to a swimmer. Methodology of work: The object of the case study in my work will be twelve years old student, who is diagnosed with albinism, nystagmus, astigmatism and myopia. According to Decree MŠMT § 11.75/2005 Sb., student does not meet the requirements of severe disability. When training freestyle swimming stroke'll investigate: mastery of basic swimming skills and spatial orientation abilities; ability to learn basic swimming stroke crawl; ∑ training in sports performance 100m freestyle in a time; handles the results graphically to 16 tables each week from October to January; tables will be divided into 5 parts, each part will contain a given exercise, utilities, length swam meters per workout (45 minutes), errors and correction of these errors and exercise to reduce these errors. The results: On the basis of intensive training and research tables I found and reached that proband A.K., whom I at the beginning of their...
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The development of the teaching of swimming in the open the way for a child diagnosed with albinism, nystagmus, astigmatism and myopia
Sidorová, Veronika ; Kovařovic, Karel (advisor) ; Břečková, Gabriela (referee)
Title of thesis: The development of the teaching of swimming in the open the way for a child diagnosed with albinism, nystagmus, astigmatism and myopia Compiled by: Veronika Sidorová Supervisor: PaedDr. Karel Kovařovic Objectives: The aim of the work is to learn technically well proband A. K. crawl swimming, so that the result will be a change of its status from non-swimmer to a swimmer. Methodology of work: The object of the case study in my work will be twelve years old student, who is diagnosed with albinism, nystagmus, astigmatism and myopia. According to Decree 75 /2005 Sb., student does not meet the requirements of severe disability. When training freestyle swimming stroke'll investigate: mastery of basic swimming skills and spatial orientation abilities; ability to learn basic swimming stroke crawl; training in sports performance 200m freestyle in a time; handles the results graphically to 16 tables each week from October to January; tables will be divided into 5 parts, each part will contain a given exercise, utilities, length swam meters per workout (45 minutes), errors and correction of these errors and exercise to reduce these errors. The results: On the basis of intensive training and research tables I found and reached that proband A.K., whom I at the beginning of their...
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Development of Child with Visual Impairment
Šafránková, Markéta ; Květoňová, Lea (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
1 SUMMARY The bachelor thesis named "The Development of Child with Visual Impairment", it aimed at children with low vision. The theoretic part made a reader acquainted with term of low vision generally (diagnostic tools, etiology, signs), with development of weak-eyed child, possible complications but at the same time with possible support. Then in practical part the knowledge was compared with concrete cases of two children with low vision. Theoretic part resulted from information contained in special bibliography or in other materials. For practical part, there was a chance to insight into the personal documents of chosen pupils, to observe them during the schooling and to realize an interview with them. After evaluation of obtained information it is possible to introduce the fallowing conclusions. The authors focused on this topic they are mainly aimed at blind or partly sighted children. So that was my intention to describe the main steps of development of weak-eyed children and possible difficulties. In terms of aids for children with low vision, their offer is really wide and this theme is described by lots of authors. The theme of toys and games for these children is contained in few pieces and the main range is focused on children with more serious visual handicap again. It managed to gather...
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The development of prosocial skills for children with visual impairments in preschool
SCHÖNBERGEROVÁ, Veronika
The bachelor thesis deals with the development of prosocial skills in preschool-aged children with visual impairment. Prosocial skills are very important in human life; therefore we should develop these skills in children in a playful and entertaining form. The main goal of my bachelor thesis was to design a work procedure for group practice and reinforcement of prosocial skills in preschool aged children with vision disorders and to develop a theme of communication and social relations within the school educational programme of the Kindergarten for Children with Vision Disorders in České Budějovice. To achieve the main objective I have created five original worksheets focussed on the development of prosocial skills. When creating the worksheets, I followed the phases of the educational process and basic pedagogical principles. Verification of the worksheets was conducted in the above mentioned kindergarten. The objective of these worksheets was a training to distinguish the voice of a boy/girl, training of greetings and addressing of children, development of self-confidence and trust in others, strengthening of relations among children, collaboration among children and development of the art of helping each other. The research population was formed by two teachers of the kindergarten, one boy with a vision disorder and a group of his peers in the class who attend the Kindergarten for Children with Vision Disorders in České Budějovice. The outcome of my bachelor thesis is an original working material. Based on the evaluation of the worksheets and feedback from the teacher, it was established that the worksheets were a contribution to the development of prosocial skills of preschool aged children with vision disorders. On the basis of the observations and verification of the worksheets I conclude that the course of activities is very much influenced by the amount of time devoted to them. If the prescribed time was adhered to, children were able fully to concentrate on the game. It has been verified that when the time of thirty minutes was exceeded, children were tired and their attention was reduced. It has been confirmed during the activities that one of the possible risks is intolerance to the scarf on the eyes. This risk occurred only in one girl who also refused other offered alternatives to cover her eyes (closing her eyes, covering the eyes with her own hands). Thus this girl did not participate in the role, in which she would have to be blindfolded, however, she happily took part in other games. After the individual activities finished, I received feedback from the children. The children kept asking about when we would play another game, from which I conclude that they liked the games and they were interested in them. The games also rose interest in the teachers. One of the teachers directly participated in one of the activities since she wanted to try this game herself. After each game, I received feedback from the teachers. From these feedbacks I learned that the games were unique for the children and that was why they liked so much playing them. The teachers stated that they considered the worksheets very well prepared since it could be seen that children enjoyed the games and the teachers stressed that do not have available in their classroom worksheets specified in the development of prosocial skills. The worksheets I have developed remain available to the teachers in the Kindergarten for Children with Vision Disorders in České Budějovice. However, they could also be made available to teachers who integrate preschool aged children with vision disorders in mainstream education. Also, they may be used by teachers who work in mainstream kindergartens with intact children.
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The importance of stimulation of sensory perception by preschool-aged children with visual impairment
NOHAVOVÁ, Lenka
This bachelor thesis engages in the topic "Stimulation of sense perception for sight-impaired children at preschool age". The theoretical section of the bachelor thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter focuses on the sight-impaired individual, the second chapter deals with the development of a preschool-aged child, the next chapter is concerned with the preschool education of sight-impaired children and the last chapter focuses on sense perception for those children. The main aim of my bachelor thesis is to augment the already existing School Education Program (SEP) for preschool education at nursery schools for the sight-impaired focussing on sense perception and to create educational aids. A constituent aim of this bachelor thesis is to determine through interviews with educators what section of SEP in the area of sensory education is suitable for augmentation. The second constituent aim is to produce educational aids, which will be a benefit for the development of sense perception for sight-impaired children at preschool age. The third constituent aim is to test the educational material in practice. In accordance with these stated aims there are three selected research questions. To achieve the stated aims for the completion of the bachelor thesis, qualitative research techniques were employed. For the collection of data in the practical section of this thesis semi-formal interviews with educators were used. On the basis of information ascertained from interviews further inquiries ensued. An additional method used was the secondary analysis of personal documentation of selected sight-impaired children at preschool age. The final method used during the research inquiries was participant observation and direct work with the sight-impaired children. With regards to the constituent aims observational categories were created. The research inquiries occurred in the period from January to the end of March 2014 in the Nursery School for the Sight-Impaired in České Budějovice. The target group, which was the research subject, was comprised of educators and sight-impaired children at preschool age. The results of my bachelor thesis are two personally devised educational aids focused on the development of touch perception. On the basis of observation it was determined that both aids expanded the stated observational categories. For the sight-impaired children, the devised aids contributed to the development not only of touch perception but also fine motor skills, speech and communication, sight perception, memory and thinking. The fist aid also supported the development of mathematical concepts and the second supported the development of concepts about the human body. The results of the research inquiry indicate that both aids were beneficial for the children. The children learned to work systematically during class, complete activities and make independent decisions. In class with the first aid they learned to rely on their own sense of touch, develop their vocabulary, and recognize geometrical figures and count. In class with the second aid they learned to distinguish different types of material and surfaces through touch, develop their vocabulary, distinguish colours by sight, gain an idea of the human body, and assemble a human body from individual parts. Based on observations, it is possible to say that the work of children with educational aid depends on several factors. It was found that the performance of children is affected by attention; environment in which they work; sufficient time to work; repeating and summarizing activities; daytime and the child alertness; motivation and the child interest. Currently on the market there is quite a large number of aids, which support the development of touch perception. Every offered aid, however, is not always suitable for different sight-impaired children. My aim was to produce an aid which was in some way original and which met all the necessary criteria.
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