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Reading Rehabilitation for Individuals with Low Vision

Research and Practice in the Czech Republic

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Authors:
  1. Kamila Růžičková

    1. Dept. Special Education and Speech Therapy, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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  • Introduces a unique rehabilitation program developed in the Czech Republic for improving reading skills in low-vision individuals
  • Provides special education recommendations for teaching reading skills to individuals with low vision
  • Compares the Czech Republic rehabilitation program with research findings from across the globe
  • Details strategies for helping individuals with low vision develop visual and reading skills
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Visual Impairment and Its Impact on Development

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 1-36

  3. Rehabilitation of Individuals with Visual Impairment in the Czech Republic

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 37-59

  4. Concept of Vision Rehabilitation in the Czech Republic

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 61-133

  5. Reading as One of the Objectives of Vision Rehabilitation

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 135-152

  6. Objectives, Questions and Characteristics of the Research Group Involved in the Study

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 153-160

  7. Research Methodology

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 161-188

  8. Results of the Research

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 189-265

  9. Conclusions

    • Kamila Růžičková
    Pages 267-277

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 279-290
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Keywords

About this book

This book presents an emerging rehabilitation program for improving the reading abilities of individuals with low vision who undergo therapy for visual impairment. Its interdisciplinary framework for visual training through reading skills development aligns its goals with those of special education programs and features anatomical and psychological background chapters, diverse perspectives on rehabilitation, and empirical supporting data. Program details span theoretical bases, strategies and planning, pedagogical considerations, use of assistive technologies, and assessment of client progress and program efficacy. And by locating rehabilitation in the psychosocial experience of visual disability, the program can be used as a means of building confidence and motivation, contributing to improved quality of life.




Included in the coverage:


  • Visual impairment and its impact on development.
  • Rehabilitation of individuals with visual impairment in the Czech Republic.
  • Innovative vision rehabilitation system: theoretical postulates, meanings, and objectives.
  • Reading as a main objective of vision rehabilitation.
  • Verification of effectiveness of the reading performance experimental rehabilitation program.



Reading Rehabilitation for Individuals with Low Vision is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/practitioners, and graduate students in varied fields such as cognitive psychology, rehabilitation, literacy, special education, child and school psychology, visual therapy, and public health. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Special Education and Speech Therapy, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

    Kamila Růžičková

About the author

Kamila Růžičková, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hradec Králové. She has more than 22 years of experience with education, rehabilitation, and counseling for people with visual impairment. She is an expert teacher and lecturer at the Education Centre for Children with Visual Impairment in Hradec Králové, an instructor of Orientation and Mobility skills, and a teacher of Braille code. Previously, she worked as a professional at the Rehabilitation Center for Adults with Visual Impairment for 8 years. She is the author of the  educational program ‘Increasing visual performance in reading’ and a monograph, Visual Rehabilitation for Persons with Low Vision. Dr. Ruzickova works as a member of the Czech Republic Governmental Committee for the special needs of people with disabilities and the Association of Professional Counsellors for children with special education needs and their families and teachers of the Czech Republic.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reading Rehabilitation for Individuals with Low Vision

  • Book Subtitle: Research and Practice in the Czech Republic

  • Authors: Kamila Růžičková

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43653-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43652-4Published: 10 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82878-7Published: 27 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43653-1Published: 29 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 290

  • Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Child and School Psychology, Rehabilitation, Literacy, Cognitive Psychology

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