Course: Specific learning disorders 1 for speech therapists

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Course title Specific learning disorders 1 for speech therapists
Course code USS/LPO1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Urbanovská Eva, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Langer Jiří, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vitásková Kateřina, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vávra Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Theses: - Concept of (specific) developmental disorders (school skills) of learning. Terminological definition of (specific) developmental disorders of learning (school skills), international definition of developmental disorders of learning and its influence on the concept of developmental disorders of learning in the Czech Republic and abroad. - Relationship between theories of developmental learning disorders and other disorders (developmental attention and activity disorders, behavioral disorders, developmental language disorders, developmental coordination disorder, and others). - Classification of developmental learning disorders, their types, and related disorders according to ICD-10 and 11th revision (WHO), DSM V, and MKF. - Historical development and current organization of care in the field of developmental learning disorders in the Czech Republic and abroad. A brief overview of the genesis of interest in the issue and the relationship of individual stages to the modern concept of developmental learning disorders. - Comparison of views on developmental learning disorders in the past and today in relation to individual professional (expert) groups (psychologists, doctors, educators, counselors). - Professional societies and associations dealing with developmental learning disorders. Professional workplaces. The role of the speech therapist in an interdisciplinary team in the diagnosis and intervention of developmental learning disorders. - Etiology of developmental learning disorders. Overview of historical and current etiological concepts in the field of developmental learning disorders, their significance in the process of forming diagnostic and intervention procedures (laterality, perception, heredity, phonological skills, CNS dysfunction, deficits in partial functions, theories of sensory integration disorders, and others). - Symptomatology of developmental learning disorders and their typology, prevalence in the population. List of general and specific symptoms of developmental learning disorders and their variation according to age (preschool age, school age, adulthood) and personality structure (manifestations in individual personality components, processes). - Dependence of the frequency and nature of the occurrence of symptoms of developmental learning disorders in relation to the diagnostic process and terminological definition (in our country and abroad). - The influence of symptomatology on the diagnosis of a specific type of developmental learning disorder and on the proposed intervention procedure. Developmental learning disorders and foreign language teaching. - Diagnosis of developmental learning disorders in the Czech Republic. The importance of diagnosing developmental learning disorders from a legislative point of view. Basic definition of competences in the field of diagnosing developmental learning disorders in the Czech Republic (counseling network). Comparison of the diagnostic process and methods in the Czech Republic with other countries. - Diagnostic materials for the assessment of developmental learning disorders, their availability and reliability. Positives and negatives of the complex nature of the diagnosis of developmental learning disorders. Characteristics of basic diagnostic materials. - General approaches and principles of intervention in developmental learning disorders, comparison of special educational, psychological, psychiatric, and medical approaches.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide a more detailed insight into specific learning disorders with overlap into other disorders, with an emphasis on speech therapy, including multifactorial bio-psycho-social etiological links. Theses: - The concept of (specific) developmental learning disorders (school skills). Terminological definition of (specific) developmental learning disorders (school skills), international definition of developmental learning disorders and its influence on the concept of developmental learning disorders in the Czech Republic and abroad. - Relationship between theories of developmental learning disorders and other disorders (developmental attention and activity disorders, behavioral disorders, developmental language disorders, developmental coordination disorder, and others). - Classification of developmental learning disorders, their types, and related disorders according to ICD-10 and 11th revision (WHO), DSM V, and MKF. - Historical development and current organization of care in the field of developmental learning disorders in the Czech Republic and abroad. Brief overview of the genesis of interest in the issue and the relationship of individual stages to the modern concept of developmental learning disorders. - Comparison of views on developmental learning disorders in the past and today in relation to individual professional (expert) groups (psychologists, doctors, educators, counselors). - Professional societies and associations dealing with developmental learning disorders. Specialized workplaces. The role of the speech therapist in an interdisciplinary team in the diagnosis and intervention of developmental learning disorders. - Etiology of developmental learning disorders. Overview of historical and current etiological concepts in the field of developmental learning disorders, their significance in the process of forming diagnostic and intervention procedures (laterality, perception, heredity, phonological skills, CNS dysfunction, deficits in partial functions, theories of sensory integration disorders, and others). - Symptomatology of developmental learning disorders and their typology, prevalence in the population. List of general and specific symptoms of developmental learning disorders and their variation according to age (preschool age, school age, adulthood) and personality structure (manifestations in individual personality components, processes). - Dependence of the frequency and nature of the occurrence of symptoms of developmental learning disorders in relation to the diagnostic process and terminological definition (in our country and abroad). - The influence of symptomatology on the diagnosis of a specific type of developmental learning disorder and on the proposed intervention procedure. Developmental learning disorders and foreign language teaching. - Diagnosis of developmental learning disorders in the Czech Republic. The importance of diagnosing developmental learning disorders from a legislative point of view. Basic definition of competences in th
Upon completion, students will be able to navigate the issue of developmental learning disorders with overlap into other disorders, with an emphasis on speech therapy, including multifactorial bio-psycho-social etiological links and symptoms. They will be able to classify disorders in the context of international classifications and perspectives and understand the main principles of diagnosis and intervention of developmental learning disorders in the context of communication disorders.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Speech and language therapy (MD22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Speech and language therapy (MD19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Speech and language therapy (MD24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Speech and language therapy (MD23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer