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Support education for pupils with mental disabilities in primary schools
Kamenická, Petra ; Němec, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
This diploma thesis is concerned with the issues of educational support within the integration of pupils with mild mental disabilities in common primary schools. The theoretical part is divided into chapters which deal with the definition of mild mental disability and its classification, the description of pupils with mild mental disabilities in school age, the specific needs within the education of pupils with mild mental disabilities, the issue of integration, the valid legislature concerning these pupils and most importantly with the supporting measures which are provided for these pupils. The aim of the practical part of the thesis was to find out which supporting measures are provided for pupils with mild mental disabilities in common primary schools and how are these measures put into practice. To gather the required information, the method of a semi-structured interview with selected teachers and the staff of school consulting centers has been used. To further specify the acquired data, the analysis of pupil documentation (mainly individual education plans) has been carried out. The research showed that all students with mild mental disabilities, who are integrated into primary schools, are provided support, but the extent of said support varies according to the awareness of educational...
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Montessori's Aid as a Tool to Support Graphomotorics Development of Preschool Child with Down Syndrome
KAMENICKÁ, Petra
This bachelor thesis adresses the theme The Montessori teaching aid as an instrument to support graphomotoric developement of a preschool child with Down syndrome. The theoretical part of the thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter focuses on individuals with Down syndrome. The second chapter deals with the developement of a preschool child and specifically with the developement of a preschool child with Down syndrome. The third chapter describes in great detail the principles of the Montessori programme. The last chapter focuses on the Montessori facilities for preschool children in the Czech republic. The main goal of the thesis was to find out in which ways can an adapted teaching aid made by the principles of Marie Montessori help develop the graphomotoric skills of preschool children with Down syndrome. The first partial goal was to find out, through interviews with teachers, which part of the Montessori material it would be suitable to elaborate on. Another partial goal was to analyse the process of the work of the children with M. Montessori´s original teaching aid for developing graphomotoric skills. The third partial goal was focused on the production of an adapted teaching aid made by the principles of M. Montessori that would improve the graphomotoric skills of children with Down syndrome. The fourth goal was to field test the aid . In agreement with the four goals, four research questions were set. To reach the estabilished goals the technique of a qualitative research was used. The methods of a semi-constructed interview with the teachers in the Montessori Children's Center, involved observation and individual work with girls with Down sydrome were used to collect the data for the practical part and finally the method of a secondary analysis of document data containing the work directions to original Montessori equipment for graphomotoric skills developement was used. The research took course from January to April 2015 in the Montessori Children's Center in České Budějovice. Two preschool girls with Down syndrome and three teachers from the Montessori centrum whom i had interviewed were in the target group. The results of my bachelor thesis are original handmade teaching aids based on the M. Montessori pedagogic principles whose aim is to help develop the graphomotoric skills of preschool children. The first aid is a pack of sixteen cards with graphomotoric elements. This aid is desined to properly fixate the shapes of graphomotoric elements and can serve as a first step in learning how to write capital letters. The second aid is desined to help develop the proper grip and is made in two modifications. These modifications differ in the type of material that the child puts into an egg box. Both aids fulfil the principles and policies of the Montessori programme. It was found out through observation that both of the handmade aids helped develop the estabilished categories mastering the pincer grip, improvement of the orientation on a surface, they contributed to the relaxation of the hand and it was possible to gain the proper ideas about the shapes of graphomotoric elements through them. The results of the experimental research show that the teaching aids were benefitial for the girls. The girls worked with the teaching aids systematically, following estabilished principles and everytime they finished the work they had started. Working with the first aid they gained an awareness about shapes of graphomotoric elements using their sight and touch. The second aid helped them to develop the proper pincer grip and to improve their tactile sensation. Both aids also helped to improve the ability of the girls to orient on a work surface.
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