Recognizing And Addressing Specific Learning Disabilities In Pupils With Visual Impairments

Abstract

The paper focuses on the issue of depicting and diagnosing specific learning disabilities (SLD) in pupils with severe visual impairment. This issue has been resonating in special education practice in the Czech Republic for a long time. The current practice in the Czech Republic is such that it is very difficult to diagnose and distinguish when it is SLD and when it is an issue related to severe visual impairment, and thus very often only a suspected diagnosis is made. This paper aims to present the research results in this area in our country (this research is co-financed by IGA_PdF_2024_019 The phenomenon of specific learning disabilities in pupils with visual impairment). The paper also includes research on the topic in the context of global research and will be followed by a mapping of the current situation at the level of Czech special education. Data for the research itself was collected through questionnaires and interviews with experts on the subject.