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This diploma thesis focuses on foreign language teaching to children with specific learning difficulties (LD) at Czech lower secondary schools. It aims to define learning difficulties and describe their causes and manifestations in developing individual foreign language skills and sub-skills. Moreover, the work with these children in the school environment is mentioned and the Czech system of educating them is compared to the French one. The practical part surveys the opinions of foreign language teachers on this subject and analyses the techniques they use with these pupils. Special attention is paid to the differences in the approach of teachers at schools with classes specialized in the tuition of children with LD, schools with extensive language teaching and schools with no specialization. The results indicate that the majority of teachers agree with the integration of pupils with LD into mainstream schools and they favour their exemption from second foreign language study. The individual types of schools differ mainly in the approach towards the presentation of new grammar, in the types of exercises used for the development of communication skills and in the forms of testing and evaluation. Only negligible variations were discovered in other areas of research. KEYWORDS specific learning...

Theoretical part of this thesis comprises findings gathered by analyzing available specialized literature focused on specific learning disorders, methods of practicing of initial reading and writing, and Framework Education Program for Elementary Education. The practical part consists of research in a form of questionnaire survey, which compares both learning and writing training methods with respect to specific learning disorders as its main target. The main purpose of this research was to obtain and analyze opinions of specialists from counseling and school psychology clinics on methods of teaching reading and writing, furthermore how these methods may help avert the development of special learning disorders or which methods of teaching writing and reading might be associated with more frequent development of special learning disorders. The survey shows, that the most popular and the most suitable method for initial writing and reading practice according to inquired specialists is still the analytical-synthetic method, which sustains development of particular functions and it is coherent with child's natural phonological development. On the contrary, application of genetic method appears to be the most perilous, since pupils educated by this method seem to display more problems related to...

The diploma thesis deals with the topic of teaching French to children affected by learning disorders. It aims to describe various principles and their application into practice at beginners classes. The theoretical part investigates learning disorders as a whole with their causes, manifestations, diagnose and reeducational techniques and activities that are applied in practice. The last part of the thesis is dedicated to foreign language teaching in the context of learning disorders, fundamental principles and methods of partial linguistic spheres. Further on, the practical part presents a case study of two children with learning disorders during a French class. Individual activities are introduced that are appropriate for their teaching. Finally, two applications suitable for both class at school and home preparation are designed, with their main contribution being the immediate feedback that allows children to work alone. Regarding the rather practical character of the diploma thesis, a great number of examples illustrating various learning disorders are introduced in order for the reader to understand the difficulties that affected children encounter. KEYWORDS specific learning difficulties, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysorthographia, foreign languages, French, reading skills, activities, reeducation

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of written expression of pupils in relation to their region and the type of schools in which they are educated. It also deals with spelling skills of pupils with specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills. The theoretical part summarizes the findings relating to the development of writing skills. It describes two basic developmental models, as well as the diagnostics of spelling. The research part consists of two assessment methods such as the quantitative methodology and the qualitative research methods which summarize the level of spelling skills contained in the research sample. The diagnosis revealed that both of the assessment methods are reliable and comparable for the diagnosis of the specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills and their outputs. The research revealed lower scores amongst pupils in the region who were included in the conducted tests used for the research. This research helped to define similarities and differences in spelling skills between socially disadvantaged pupils and pupils with specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills. Keywords: specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills, dysorthographia, development of writing skills, spelling diagnostics, writing tests, social disadvantages

This thesis deals with the topic "Utilization of a support program Maxik for preschool children in the prevention of learning disabilities. " The aim of this thesis is theoretical definition of specific learning disorders, deficits of partial functions and relatively new trend of dynamic diagnostics. The object of the actual research is to assess the individual displacement of each of preschool children in response to the intervention by the stimulus program MAXIK and to assess the effectiveness of this program with each child in terms of prevention of specific learning disabilities. The problematic of specific learning disabilities in terms of etiology, occurrence and their manifestations is defined in the theoretical part. A big part of the theoretical part involves a chapter dealing with partial functions, their diagnosis, prevention and suggestions for development. Last but not least, the topics of dynamic diagnostics and stimulus programs are covered in the theoretical part. The empirical part contains qualitative research, which focuses on discovering the use and effectiveness of the stimulus program MAXIK with seven preschool children and particularly studying individual shifts within these children. The results are presented in the form of casuistry. Keywords: specific learning disorders,...

The thesis deals with evolution of reading skills among the early age school children. The theoretical part describes basic conceptions of reading literacy such as reading, reading material, reading as a hobby. It contains a basic description of specific learning disorders, their evolution and origin. Then it focuses on dyslexia and its diagnostics which begins in a common class and continues to a vocational training. The thesis also contains methods, techniques, applications and games suitable for reading skills compensation and improvement. The practical part deals with reading skills evolution and with motivation for reading at Pohůrecký Primary School in České Budějovice. The practical part contains a casuistry of a second form pupil diagnosed with suspected dyslexia, and an interview with his class teacher.

TITLE: Teaching English and Pupils with Special Educational Needs AUTHOR: Janka Kociánová DEPARTMENT: Department of Special Education SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Lenka Felcmanová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with the teaching of English of pupils with special educational needs, focusing on pupils with specific learning disabilities (SLD). The issue of pupils with SLD and didactics of English language are described in the theoretical part. The aim of the practical part was to find out how pupils with SLD are taught English in primary schools, which forms of education, the most frequently aids (textbooks, materials, etc.) and methods are used. Quantitative as well as qualitative methods were chosen for the research - the questionnaire survey (the questionnaire for teachers), aids and analysis of materials, interviews with teachers and case studies. On the basis of the obtained data, the effectiveness of the various activities is evaluated and a list of the recommended teaching aids, materials and resources is presented. KEYWORDS: English, dyslexia, Foreign Language, special educational needs, specific learning difficulties

This diploma thesis named: The research of reading skills level of students of 2nd and 3rd degree of primary schools, deals with making reading skills in the initial education. The thesis is divided into theoretical part and practical part. The theoretical part focuses to reading skills accordingly to RVP ZV, also to a student of younger pre-school age and current methods of reading which are used to teach reading in the 1st year of elementary school. The work also deals with basic types and qualities of reading, development of reading literacy, reading diagnostics and reading errors. The practical part is focused on evaluation, diagnostics and detection of reading skills. The main target is to find out the actual state of Czech students´ reading skills in 2nd and 3rd degrees and provide possible remedy of reading skills. The thesis is supported with charts and graphic material.

The bachelor thesis examines the topic "Child with specific learning disabilities" (SLD) and is focused on the family contexts of SLD. The aim of the thesis is to determine how SLD influence the family, how the family influence success rate of the child and how the family deals with problems of such disabled child. In the theoretical part are defined basic concepts related to the topic. It describes specific SLD, their tokens, their effect on the child and its family. The practical part is devoted to the research, which was conducted through a semi-structured interview.

The thesis is divided into two parts. The first, theoretical part is divided into three chapters, which describe specific learning disabilities, education of pupils with specific learning disabilities and last part deals with the teaching assistant. The second part is practically oriented and the main one is to determine whether pupils third grade elementary school teacher's assistant fruitful work and whether his work reflected on the quality of pupils' school work and their results. This objective has been detecteda long- term structured observation which has been rocessed rocessed as a case study. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The aim of this work is to introduce a new assessment method of children's cognitive abilities, the Cognitive Assessment System 2, to examine its criterion concurrent validity in a population of children with special educational needs and analyze the test profiles of these children. In the theoretical part of the work various assessment tools of children's cognitive abilities are presented. The Cognitive Assessment System 2 is also introduced. In the empirical part concurrent criterion validity of the CAS2 is examined via the correlation between the results of CAS2 and the results of other commonly used intelligence tests - it is examined on a sample of children with specific learning disabilities and children with below- average intelligence or mental retardation. The test profiles of children from both groups are analyzed. It was found that the overall scores in the method CAS2 highly correlate with total scores of the WISC-III in a group of children with a below-average intelligence and mental retardation, and with total scores of the WISC-III or the K-ABC in a group of children with specific learning disabilities. This is considered as evidence of the concurrent criterion validity of the CAS2. It was found that the children with a below-average intellect and mental retardation have balanced...

This thesis describes art therapeutic work with children suffering from learning disabilities (LDs) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The theoretical part of this thesis is based on specialized literature and focuses on the definition of learning disabilities and ADHD syndrome. Furthermore, possible causes of these disorders and also their consequences on the personality and life of an affected child are being discussed. In this theoretical part I also describe a care program for these children and include application of art therapy. I also focus on specific features at art works of children suffering from LDs and ADHD. In the practical part I present two case interpretation studies where art therapeutic procedures used in work with affected children are being described. Furthermore I describe art work progress of two boys. Here I focus on specific points connected with their disabilities and impact of these disorders on their personalities.

The bacherol thesis deals with specific learning disabilities of students at secondary schools. In the theoretical part different types of specific learning disabilities and their manifestations by secondary school students are described. The thesis deals with influence of specific learning disabilities on student´s personality and their emotional and social experience too. We explore opportunities of educating these students at secondary schools. The practical part includes qualitative research, which was carried out at a chosen secondary school. A semi-structured interviews with selected students were conducted and their parents received a questionnaire. Valuable information was obtained from the documents of counseling centers. Eight case studies of specific students are the results of this survey and they illustrate the students' difficulties while studying secondary schools.

The bachelor thesis " Art therapy as a support tool for elementary school pupils with special educational needs" in the theoretical part elaborates on the themes of introduction to art therapy and its history and discusses an art therapeutic approach to children and ontogeny of children's art form, later on it traces the development of the approaches in the Czech educational system to children with special needs and provides examples of alternative approaches, among which art therapy would be seen as a support tool. The practical part presents cases of the use of art therapy in education of two elementary school children. Children's creation is presented chronologically and its characteristic components are discussed, taking into account the child's personality. The conclusion summarizes the practical knowledge applicable by educators and people focused on creative approach children.

The topic of thesis is a study of artphiletics approach to aftercare aimed at children with specific learning and behavior disorders, especially ADHD, conducted simultaneously in art lessons. The introductory part to find review deals with specific learning disabilities and behavioral disorders, especially ADHD, ie. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Possible causes and manifestations. It also points to the psychosocial aspects of specific learning disabilities and ADHD. Another section deals with pedagogical diagnosis, follow-up care for children with learning disabilities and ADHD monitored areas and remedial care. Mention is a component of visual expression of a child in the diagnosis and follow-up care. The following section describes the concept artephiletics, its theoretical framework, possibilities and use for children with learning disabilities and ADHD. Empirical part is dedicated to the study of its evaluation methodology art philetic meeting and reflective balance with case studies of individual children

The thesis investigates reading problems among adolescents with specific learning disabilities. The theoretical part of the paper outlines theoretical fundamentals of reading problems, different approaches to specific learning disabilities, reading particularities and reading related skills among adolescents and adults. The research part of the paper comprises the analysis and interpretation of data obtained via a comparison of the reading performance of students with specific disabilities and the performance of intact student population. The main goal of the thesis is to detect basic reading characteristics among adolescents with specific learning disabilities.

The aim of the thesis "Role of preparatory classes in prevention of specific learning disabilities" is to compare intervention of kindergarten and elementary school preparratory classes during suspension of school attendance. It describes all the kinds of specific learning disabilities. It works out in detail diagnostics of specific learning disabilities risk factors from the special education perspective. It offers integral methodology for time undemanding orientational testing of specific learning disabilities risk factors for preschool children. This methodology was used for testing children with suspended school attendance at the start of a school year and in A March of the same school year. Evaluation of test results for each participant is presented in graphs, case study and documentation of the drawing and graphomotoric creations are also incuded. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The aim of this bachelor thesis is creation of a material with the use of computer for students with specific learning disabilities. This material contains difficult curriculum of second grade primary school in connection with the reeducation techniques. Moreover, this work describes and evaluates the existing textbooks and the current opportunities for computer-supported learning.

The thesis deals with the so called "positive aspects" of dyslexia, specifically enhanced creativity among dyslexics. It has recently become common to associate dyslexia not only with its symptoms and deficits, but also to emphasize its possible gains. Anecdotal evidence refers to enhanced creativity and more specific abilities of individuals with dyslexia. Based on the results of foreign studies that suggest a connection between dyslexia and increased cre- ativity together with the results of a previous research study covering this topic (Brancuská, 2012), this research study was carried out to map the creative potential of adults (university students or already employed). The research group consisted of 40 adults with dyslexia and 40 intact counterparts aged between 19 to 40 years (thereof 46 women and 34 men). The data were obtained via Torrance Figural Test of Creative Thinking. We then compared the levels obtained within the experimental and the comparison groups in three specific areas - originality, elaboration and provision of non-standard and unusual responses. The procedure aimed to con- firm (or reject) the presumption that dyslexics show significantly higher scores in all three areas. A significant difference between the groups was proven in the area of originality amongst the students...

The bachelor work is aimed at the essence of individually educational plans in pupils with specific defects in learning. The first chapter of the theoretical part is aimed at the specification and the division of specific defects in learning. In the second chapter I occupy with the possibilities of the support and education of the pupils suffering specific defects in learning as well as the creation and contents of individually educational plans. The last chapter of the theoretical part is aimed at the legislative framework of the education of pupils with above-mentioned defects. In the practical part of my bachelor work I take heed of a pupil in a primary school who suffers from this specific defect. This part contains casuistic of a pupil, his family and personal anamnesis and individually educational plan. The pupil's activities in the range of ten months are described here. At the end I assess his progress in the above-mentioned areas. The objective of my bachelor work is to find out to what extend can individually educational plans enforce within the educational process and how can a pupil develop within the selected areas under the regular activities according to the individually educational plan.

TITLE: Readiness of foreign languages teachers to teach students with specific learning disabilities AUTHOR: Dagmar Andršová DEPARTMENT: Department of pedagogy SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Veronika Blažková, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: Aim of my baccalaureate work was to find my orientation in types of learning disabilities, their causes and effects on teaching of foreign languages. And then describe educational methods and adopting of knowledge and skills for students with learning disabilities. I also aimed on role and attitude of teachers in education of pupils with learning disabilities. Through questionnaire inquiry I was investigating readiness and forms of education by teachers of foreign languages in this problematics, with evaluation of collected data and final summarization of this problematics. Work should serve not only for academical purposes, but also for informing teachers of foreign languages and choosing of their future work in educational process of pupils with specific learning disabilities. KEYWORDS: Specific learning disabilities, educational methods, teaching foreign languages, education of teachers.

TITLE: Teaching English to Pupils With Dysorthography AUTHOR: Bc. Monika Reslerová DEPARTMENT: Department of English Language and Literature SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Klára Uličná, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis relates the issue of dysorthography in connection to EFL instruction with a special attention paid to lower secondary schools. The theoretical part of the text contains basic information on special educational needs, followed by a chapter on Specific Learning Difficulties, their causes and symptoms. The concept of dysorthography is explained and its possible consequences on acquisition of English spelling and grammar described, followed by a list of recommended approaches, methods, techniques and aids which can be useful for teaching English to dysorthographic pupils. The practical part of the text gives an account of a multiple-case study which was carried out among experienced English teachers at schools that pay special attention to children with SEN. The research is focused on the teachers' experience and know-how and compares the obtained data to the recommendations given in the theoretical part. KEYWORDS Specific Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, Dysorthography, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, grammar, spelling

This diploma thesis deals with the speed of writing of pupils in the third year of elementary school. The theoretical part focuses on the history of script and it includes for instance writing substances, equipment used for writing and historical methods of writing. There are also discussed the current methods of writing on primary schools, hygienic and working habits, qualitative and quantitative signs of script and the specific learning disorders. The research part summarizes the results of the practical part of this thesis. It involved pupils in the third year of a primary school who rewrote a particular text within a two-minute time limit. After they finished, the letters were counted and the results were compared to the tables from the previous years. The thesis includes pictures, tables, graphs and examples of writing tasks of some chosen pupils.

This diploma thesis deals with the possibilities of prediction of specific learning disabilities among children of preschool age. The thesis is divided into two consequent parts a theoretical part and a practical part. In the theoretical part I focus mainly on the etiology and the diagnosis of specific learning disabilities. The thesis focuses mainly on given examples of a few predictive batteries from Czech and even foreign authors. The practical part contains results of a research survey where are the data I collected through predictive battery of British authors: Nicolson and Fawcett: The Dyslexia Early Screening Test. The main objective of the diploma thesis was to find out the possibility of using this test by pedagogical workers at pre-schools in order to avoid specific learning disabilities. For the research, the quantitative research method was used.

This thesis deals with determining the risks regarding specific learning disorders in preschool children. The work is divided into two parts. The first part is theoretical and the second one is practical. The theoretical part focuses on issues connected with specific learning disorders. The issues contain four chapters. The first chapter is divided into definitions, types, causes and manifestations of specific learning disorders. The second chapter deals with general diagnostics, the diagnostic in the first grade and specialist centres. The next chapter describes the child's characteristic. Its physical, emotional and cognitive development. The last chapter deals with prevention, describing various diagnostic tests and methods. The practical part introduces the standardised test used, results of the research survey and the following interpretation of the results. The aim of this work was to find out whether the standardised test could be used in preschool education. The quantitative method was used for fulfilling the goal.

This Bachelor's Thesis deals with the possible use of art therapy methods and techniques to remedy the problems associated with hyperactivity. The theoretical part defines the concept of hyperactivity and describes in detail some of the problems associated with it in the school environment, in social and in personal areas. This part of the thesis also deals with the characteristic artistic expression of children's drawings and then in detail with the typical patterns in the drawings of hyperactive children. The practical part describes the process of meeting with children with hyperactivity and the work with these children. A closer analysis is presented of the artistic production of two boys aged 7 years who attend this group. The search for the typical patterns in the creative output of these children and the monitoring of the effect of art therapy in art creation are also part of this Thesis.

The diploma thesis is about the difficult situation of mothers who are raising a child with specific learning disabilities. The content is traditionally divided into a theoretical part, which focuses on the child, the family as a system and motherhood in the context of specific learning disabilities, also a practical part. The practical part is devoted to qualitative research. Through interviews with mothers were collected information about their experience, their individual issues of mothering child with specific learning disabilities, most stressful area of care, or further fears and expectations. The main goal of the research is to identify the main groups of problems and any other contexts of mothering child with specific learning disabilities, which are perceived by mothers participating in this research.

This thesis deals with teacher´s ingress to pupils with dysorthography in the first grade of primary school. In the theoretical part, the key elements are definition of item specific defect of learning and its ground allocations. As the next I´m working with charakteristic and definiton of ground terms, in that case dysorthography, its occasions and allocution, diagnostic and bases of reeducative care. The practical part consists of pupils with dysorthography. Thanks to contemplation I find out the teacher´s attitude to pupils. Some informations about pupils are rectified thanks to teacher´s question blank. At the end, the findings should map the teacher´s attitude and ingress to pupils with dysorthography during education.

In this thesis concerning the Specific Learning Disabilities in terms of English language teaching I try to choose and work out appropriate exercises which should lead to better results of one particular pupil with Specific Learning Disabilities during English lessons in primary school and which should develop his English knowledge in general. The aim is to improve pupil´s school results and his knowledge of the English language. The first part of the thesis pays attention to definitions and terminology of Specific Learning Disabilities. The second part focuses on the practical use of exercises which would suit the pupil´s needs best and also on the effect of the exercises.

The dissertation is dealing with the issue of foreign language aptitude and foreign language abilities of pupils with learning disabilities at the beginning of the foreign language acquisition. The first part of the work describes general theories of the foreign language acquisition and introduces the current trends in education of pupils with learning disabilities in the process of foreign language learning. The second part of the work describes the research, which aim was to investigate the quality and the devlepoment of the foreing language aptitude of the pupils with learning disabilities during the first year of foreign language study at the elementary school. Foreign language aptitude and foreign language abilities were compared with foreign language achievement and with native language and reading skills. Key words: foreign language aptitude, foreign language abilities, phonological skills, specific learning disabilities, components of language

The bachelor thesis is titled as How teachers in primary schools perceive children with SLD. It´s content is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is divided into three main chapters. The first section gives a general overview about Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), the definition, division, etiology and diagnostics. The next part contains summary about a pupil with a specific learning disorder. This chapter is about a child with SLD in the school environment. It includes treatment options in the education of a child with this learning disorder, it´s qualification and improvement. Impact on the child on the social and emotional side is considered as well. The last and the most important chapter of the theoretical part is titled as Perceiving children with specific learning disorders in the first 5 years in primary school. Many different aspects, that can influence teachers and their perception of children with SLD, are mentioned as well. The second half of this thesis is the practical part, a research. The goal of this work was to find out how educators perceive student with SLD in the first 5 years in primary school. This study is more specifically focused on the differences in perception of children with specific learning disorder between students and teachers. It is also directed on differences in perceiving the role of the teacher for these children between men and women. The whole research was executed qualitatively.

My thesis "Geography teaching of students with a specific learning disabilities" is concerned with specific learning disabilities related to lessons of Geography. It presents the ways of manifestation of the issue in educational process and, subsequently, the effective solutions in a form of recommendations usable in lessons of Geography. The practical part is based on the assumption of displays of certain learning disabilities that may occur in lessons of Geography. The ways how the disabilities may be displayed were estimated through studying available literature in question. Based on the above Frame Education Programme for Elementary Education was analysed. Certain proposals have been worked out for the items that seem to be problematic for pupils with dyslexia and dyscalculia. The proposals are presented in a common format usual in Geography lessons and, subsequently, in adjusted format to be checked if it is easier to understand to the corresponding pupil's. The practical part contains adapted tasks, pupils work description in Geography lessons, and analysis of results. The results represent comparing success rates of both the versions, and potential additional information acquired from pupils. Keywords Dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysortografia, specificlearningdisabilities, geography, teaching.

Program of conference SEN in language lessons organized by the National Institute for Education in cooperation with The British Council which dealt with issue of pupils with specific learning disabilities in foreign language lessons.

10 Annotation This diploma thesis deals with relations between developmental coordination disorder (or developmental dyspraxia) and laterality and handedness. In the theoretical part this work summarizes actual knowledge about the origin and the development of laterality and handedness and describes possibilities how to examine it. It also deals with knowledge about developmental coordination disorder, its characteristic, etiology, prevalence and diagnostic possibilities. The aim of the practical part was to evaluate motor difficulties in children with right and left handedness and to compare differencies. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 was used for that evaluation. Motor skills in 64 children (30 left-handed and 34 right-handed) were evaluated. We haven't found any difference between those groups of children, their results were very balanced. We have also tested the motor skills in children with crossed eye-hand laterality, any significant difference hasn't been found in comparison with standard population. The group of children with learning disabilities has been also evaluated, we have found statisticaly significant difference between their motor skills and motor skills of standard population.

This bachelor thesis discusses specific learning disorders of students from point view of high school pedagogues. It follows the approach of pedagogues towards pupils and their specific disorders. The thesis consists of two parts. The theoretical part of the thesis states basic defintions of speficic learning disorderes, their brief overview and puts emphasis on education of pupils with specific learning disorders. It discusses personality of the educator and his or her approach towards the students with specific learning disorders. Methods used in the theoritical part are mostly study of specialised literature, taking notes, their further analysis, comparison and synthesis. Practical part engages in discussion whether or not are teachers sufficiently informed of special learning disorders and what is their relevant knowledge on this topic. Used method was a questionary distributed among teachers. The outcome of this thesis will be used as a suggestion for teaching practice and were elaborted by descriptive statistic.

The specific learning disabilities with the primary focus on dyslexia as one of the special educational need are characterised in the thesis. The theoretical part provides thorough clarification of the individual disabilities as well as the enumeration and explanation of the re- educational approaches towards the specific learning difficulties aimed at the process of teaching English as a foreign language. The qualitative research conducted on the second stage of the basic school constitutes the empirical part of the thesis. The major aim of tracing the needs of the learners with dyslexia was achieved by combining the results of the analysis of the textbooks and the self-created worksheets, observations from the lessons and the interviews with the participants. The main research question, discussing the degree of appropriateness and suitability of the created material in opposition to the regularly used textbooks, was answered in favour of the designed worksheets. Moreover, the thesis provides well-structured and comprehensive summary of the recommendations to enhance the learning process of the learners with dyslexia. Key words Dyslexia, foreign language teaching, lower secondary level, re-education, special educational needs, specific learning disabilities

At present, there is a growing interest in the theme of giftedness and gifted students. However, newer and less familiar theme is the theme of gifted children and students with disabilities called "double exceptionality". The theoretical part focuses on describing the theme of giftedness, some theories and models of giftedness, highly specific field and problems of gifted children and students with learning disabilities, eventually with other handicaps too. In the empirical part of this thesis the aim is to present specific expressions, the link with development and influences of educational approach to children and students through casuistries. This data should be a practical replenishment of mapped psychological problems of gifted children and students with handicap that the theoretical part of the thesis deal with.

This diploma thesis deals with the topic of specific learning disability. In the theoretical part I define the term specific learning disability and I mention the related terms. I deal with the history, types and causes of specific learning disability, further I describe the possibilities of diagnostics and re-education concerning specific learning disability. I also attend to the situation of a pupil in the family and school background. The main attention is especially paid to teaching foreign languages to pupils with specific learning disability. The practical part is based on a questionnaire which was filled in by teachers of basic and high schools. The goal is to find out what kind of experience the teachers have with pupils with specific learning disability and what their approach to them is. The questionnaire survey is worked up and analysed in the practical part.