Course objectives
Acquaintance with the factors influencing the speech development of children with disabilities in the area of receptive and expressive speech components. Emphasis will be placed on the development of understanding and communication in the context of impaired speech development in the early developmental period. Attention will be paid to aspects of planning support for the development of sub-competences of language and communication competence in order to reduce the secondary consequences of disability.
Learning outcomes
Expertise:
- the student can clarify the principles of modifying general methods in education and training with respect to the special educational needs of pupils
- the student can explain the regularities of the learning process, its mechanisms, types, course and conditions under which it takes place
- the student can characterize the difficulties of pupils interfering with the teaching process
Specific expertise:
- the student can reproduce highly specialized theoretical knowledge of biological conditioning and social determination in the broader context of the development and formation of the human personality
- the student can explain the meaning of speech therapy intervention procedures and programs for the purpose of developing language and communication skills in the area of spoken and written speech and participate in the evaluation
- the student can explain the possibilities of developing the communication skills of students in a special elementary school
Professional skills:
- the student can propose methods and forms of work with pupils with special educational needs and promote their introduction into teaching
- the student can provide instructions on the use of special aids and didactic materials
- the student can design a child's personality development program with an emphasis on cognitive abilities and specific skills that predict success
Specific professional skills:
- the student can independently apply speech therapy methods of stimulation, education, re-education, compensation of students with symptomatic speech disorders within the specialization of speech therapists with a focus on working with students with speech disorders
General qualifications:
- the student is able to independently acquire additional professional knowledge, skills and general competence based mainly on practical experience and its evaluation, but also by independent study of theoretical knowledge of the field
- the student is able to provide specialized care to children, pupils and students with special educational needs
