Journal of Exceptional People, 2022 (vol. 11), issue 21

Introduction

Introduction

Pavel Svoboda, Jan Chrastina

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):5-6

Scientific paper

Inclusion of children with hearing impairment in preschool age in education

Ľubica Kročanová

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):7-20

We currently understand the inclusion process as a natural element in the field of education of disabled and socially disadvantaged individuals. Its essence lies in solving relationships intact in the majority position towards the handicapped in the position of minority. It is an ongoing process, and it draws attention to the existing barriers that children or adults with disabilities encounter in inclusive direction. We consider speech abilities, communication skills and social competences with the possibility of naturally developing them in an intact environment as a key factor for the success of including preschool children with hearing impairment...

Educational objectives focused on adaptation of Czech pupils with severe special needs and the role of these objectives in educational docummentation

Anna Šudřichová, Lucia Mikurčíková, Jiří Kantor

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):75-88

Intervention focused on the ability to adapt in pupils with severe special needs ability is an important part of their education. That is, however, not reflected in the Czech curriculum for special primary school - the most basic guideline for educating pupils with special needs in the Czech Republic. The goal of this study is to uncover what adaptation-related issues special needs pupils face and what solutions Czech teachers choose to address them. We obtained data from seven qualitative interviews with teachers who teach pupils with high levels of special needs, and autistic spectrum disorders, and who follow Czech curriculum for special primary...

Overview essay

Value orientation and character education as a key atribute of inclusive education in primary schools

Alžbeta Hortová, Pavol Janoško

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):21-36

The purpose of the present review is to contribute to discussions on inclusive education and school development with an emphasis on systematic values and character education in primary schools. The study summarizes some patterns of moral and character development of pupils and points to the significant role of schools in their next development. It highlights the in-depth transformation of educational priorities and the school culture, based on the concept of character education in the holistic view of Jubilee Center (2017) and prof. Berkowitz (2020). It specifically draws attention to the personal dimension of values and character education, in terms...

Audio-tactile maps as a means to increase competence in spatial orientation of people with visual impairment

Veronika Růžičková, Veronika Vachalová, Alena Vondráková

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):37-47

The following post aims to introduce a project supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, which dealt with the production and testing of audio-tactile maps. These maps are used to help people with severe visual impairment explore space. The project focused on the 3D printing of map bases and their connection to tablets through conductive map parts. This resulted in aids that were not only based on touch but also on hearing. These aids continue to serve not only adults with visual impairments but also pupils with visual impairments and are intended to convey the space in a particular location and orientation within it.

Motor skills in children with hearing impairment

Kristína Tománková

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):49-62

The overview essay presents a narrative literary review of the facts about the motor skills in association with hearing impairments in children from current studies in the period after 2010. This contribution presents various knowledge and selected research surveys in issue. Motor skills and motor development in children with hearing impairment is expected to be different from that in typically developing children in many ways. The aim of the contribution is to summarize appropriate end essential studies that show experiences with problem of motor skills, in a broader context, in child individuals with hearing impairment.

The effect of bilingualism on the severity of aphasia in people after stroke in the acute stage

Markéta Rylková, Lucie Kytnarová

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):63-74

If an individual premorbidly controls one of the languages better, one would expect that this difference would be reflected in the degree of impairment of these languages. We call this pattern parallel healing, and it works this way for many patients. For this reason, it was determined that the aim of the research is to describe the in-fluence of bilingualism, diglossia of the "Po nashymu" dialect on the degree (severity) of aphasia after a stroke (CVA) in patients in the acute stage.Material and method: The research is quantitative in nature. The standardized MASTcz screening test was used for data collection, which is freely available for download...

Strategies of the therapeutic educator in promoting inclusion in early stimulation according to the principles of Maria Montessori

Petra Mitašíková, Peter Farbar

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):89-107

The paper deals with the issue of supporting inclusion through early therapeutic-pedagogical stimulation using Marie Montessori's concept. It presents the results of qualitative research, on the basis of which the therapeutic strategies of the therapeutic pedagogue were identified in the context of early stimulation. The research presents verbal and combined verbal-physical-activity strategies in early therapeutic-pedagogical stimulation according to M. Montessori. Therapeutic-pedagogical early stimulation according to Maria Montessori's concept is a specific therapeutic approach within a broader understanding of early intervention. The goal is to...

Book Reviews

Studies on deafness in an ecological system context

Li Lin

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):109-111

Joanna Kossewska. Studies on Deafness in An Ecological System Context | Wydawnictwo JAK, 2018, 170PP | ISBN: 9788364506444

Sandtray: life on the palm of your hand: a practical manual for applying game therapy in a sandbox

Jiří Kameník

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):113-116

GALUSOVÁ, Veronika, 2020. Sandtray: život jako na dlani: praktický manuál pro aplikaci terapie hrou v pískovišti | B.m.: Pointa Publishing, s.r.o. | ISBN 978-80-7650-018-1

Becoming and being a play therapist

Petr Kosek

J. Except. People 2022, 11(2):117-119

Edited by Ayling Peter, Armstrong Harriet, Clark Lisa Gordon (2019). Becoming and being a play therapist. Play therapy in practice | Abingdon: Routledge.