EduPort, 2025 (vol. 9), issue 2

DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPHASIA AND SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS: A CASE STUDY OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILD

Ilona Pešatová1, Michal Vostrý1,2, Kateřina Hádková1, Vlastimil Chytrý 3, Kamila Bitalová3, Anna-Marie Wagnerová4

EduPort #2025, #9(#2) | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2025.004  

Developmental dysphasia, also known as developmental language disorder, is a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition that significantly impacts language acquisition, academic achievement, and social functioning. This article presents a case study of an 8.7-year-old pupil with mixed developmental dysphasia and mild bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Comprehensive psychological, special-educational, and otorhinolaryngological assessments revealed marked deficits in verbal comprehension, phonological processing, and executive functions, contrasting with preserved nonverbal intelligence. The findings demonstrate how even mild perceptual hearing loss...

SEX EDUCATION IN CHILDREN´S HOMES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN EDUCATOR

Alena Knotková, Adéla Marešová

EduPort #2025, #9(#2)  

This paper deals with sex education in children's homes. The topic of partnership and family life, which is also linked to the area of intimacy, is crucial in relation to preparing for independent life after leaving an institutional facility. The aim of this paper is to identify how sex education is implemented in everyday practice in selected children's homes in the Czech Republic. The research, which took place in 2024, had a qualitative design and was carried out using semi-structured interviews with educators. According to the results, the topic of sex education in the lives of children in children's homes appears in various forms. The specific...

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THE EFFECTS OF VISUAL ADAPTATIONS OF STANDARD MUSIC NOTATION ON A GIRL WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES PLAYING THE CIMBALOM

Kateřina Bazelová1, Liliana Belkin1,2, Lenka Kružíková1, Jiří Kantor1

EduPort #2025, #9(#2) | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2025.005  

The usage of visual adaptations of standard music notation (SMN) for students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) is a traditional part of musical instrument instruction. However, this area of music education is under-researched and based mostly on the empirical experience of teachers. In this single case study, we explored the effects of coloured backgrounds, enlarged notations and colour coding of mallets on sight-reading SMN of a musically gifted girl with SLD playing the cimbalom. A pseudorandomized series of tests for pitch-reading with visual adaptations was used in multiple measurements for 5 weeks. This was combined with a qualitative...