Journal of Exceptional People, 2019 (vol. 8), issue 14

Introduction

Introduction

Pavel Svoboda, Jan Chrastina

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):5-6

Scientific paper

Psychomotor therapy in the context of multisensory environment

Zuzana Fábry Lucká

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):7-15

Multi-sensory environment as a room for therapeutic intervention is currently an increasingly used method. It is possible to apply not only typical activities for the support of sensory integration and the use of therapy, but it is also an environment whose elements are also usable for other therapeutic concepts, such as psychomotor therapy. This synthesis is suited to application in every stage of lifetime, since the multisensory environment is wide-spectrum in use. As it offers space for active motor activities, it is also a space for reminiscence, evaluating in senior age. This study offers basic definitions supplemented by research samples from...

Formation of students preparedness to professional activity in conditions of preschool inclusive education

Angelika Kurchatova, Kateryna Shapochka

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):17-28

The urgent problem of formation of future educators preparedness for professional activity in conditions of preschool inclusive education is considered in this article. The authors analyze the system of professional training of future educators for working with children with special educational needs in conditions of preschool inclusive education. The concept of "inclusive education" is defined as a process of ensuring equal rights to receive educational services for preschool children with special educational needs at their place of residence in a general educational institution. The essence of the concept "professional readiness of future educators...

Confirmatory factor analysis of Bosnian version of Behavior Rating Inventory of executive functions in children with intellectual disability

Mladen Protic, Hana Válková

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):39-52

The purpose of the study was to assess factor structure of Bosnian version of Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). This instrument is a rating scale used for assessment of executive functions in children and adults of different ages and sample category. Executive functions are crucial for early development of cognitive and social capacities, which are very important for children with intellectual disabilities and very often serve as a basis of their future integration into society. However, benefits of well-developed executive functions, its relationships and effects to different aspects of life in this population, have started...

Children with special educational needs in the context of artistically focused education of the Czech Republic

Pavel Svoboda

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):61-68

This article reports on action research that is realized and financed in close association and with the support of European structural and investment funds and operational programme Research, Development and Education in the Czech Republic. The above mentioned research provides the methodological base of the survey focused on equal access to high-quality preschool, primary and secondary education, on fight against all forms of discrimination and enforcing equal opportunities as well as on the support of social integration and fight against poverty. Realization of these aims is the target of realized project IMUZA which is in progress in the Czech Republic...

Overview essay

The effect of choice-making on behavioral problems of children with autism spectrum disorder

Nan Zhang, Sheng Xu

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):29-37

Affected by biological and environmental factors, the problem of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have become more serious and received more attention. The reversal design of the single-subject research was used to study the effects of choice-making strategy on the behavior problem in the classroom situation of the children with ASD whether has influence or not and the effectiveness of intervention. The results show that the intervention of choice-making strategy has positive effects on the behavior problems of the study subject, and choice-making strategy intervene the avoidance and attention behaviors of the study subject effectively;...

Postural stability and postural control in visually and hearing impaired persons

Kristína Tománková, Vojtech Regec

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):53-60

This article proposes a basic knowledge and selected research surveys in issue of the postural stability and postural control in visually and hearing impaired people. Postural stability is influenced by integration and evaluation of visual, vestibular and somatosensory information. Visually and hearing impaired people are a potentially weakened target group with regard to the disturbed keeping of the postural stability, posture and balance. Postural Feedback Training would allow increasing the neural adaptability. Biofeedback method is based on the biomechanical measurement and physiological body system mechanisms.

Book Reviews

Family of a disabled child

Michaela Tichá

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):69-71

Dokoupilová, I., Hanáková, A., Kmentová, S., Potměšil, M., Soldanová, J., Štěpničková, N., Urbanovská, E. (2017)

Poetotherapy: theory and practice

Jan Ivoš Vinkler

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):73-75

Mazza, N. (2017) Poetotherapy: theory and practice

Aggressive child? Systemic solution to problem behaviour

Tereza Houšková

J. Except. People 2019, 8(1):77-78

Hergenhan, A. (2015) Agresivní dítě? Systemické řešení problémového chování