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...
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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...