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 issue of children with Down syndrome. Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder with trisomy 21st chromosome with typical overal psychomotoric delay. The thesis is focused on the specific difficultes of children with Down syndrome, with emphasis on motor skills. Children with Down syndrome are examined by standard motion test Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition (MABC-2). There are a total of 19 children ranging in age 3-14 years. The control group of children is chosen in similar age group, a total of 20 children. Simultaneously at work is compared a parameter of achievement independent walking. This milestone is very often assessed and used in children with Down syndrome. The results show that children with Down syndrome in comparison with healthy peers did not achieve the similar level of motor skills. In the percentile rating, the children reached the level below the 5th percentile of standard norms. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The aim of this diploma thesis is to find out and present primary school teachers' attitude to the possibilities of the implementation of an individualized approach in terms of the prevention of school difficulties. The method that was chosen in order to achieve this aim was a structured interview carried out with primary school teachers. The collected data were processed with the use of the grounded theory method and assessed in discussion. The results of this thesis offer a great amount of information and topics about the means and conditions of realization of individualized education in the first grade with the aim of the highest development of a pupil who is potentially at the risk of future school difficulties or who already has them. These findings may help not only for broadening of primary school teachers' awareness about the possibilities of an individualized approach but also for another research into this issue. Key words: early childhood, individualization, teacher, school difficulties, family cooperation

This thesis deals with the analysis of occupational risks profession salesman - specialist in a particular shopping center and the rehabilitation options for prevention of musculoskeletal difficulties in this profession. The work is divided into three parts. The first part contains an overview of theoretical knowledge about back pain related to work, risk factors for handling loads, mechanisms of injury and the effect of handling loads on individual parts of the musculoskeletal system. The first part also summarizes knowledge about the types of fatigue, work stress, weight limits for handling loads and categorization work. The second part is dedicated to the implementation and results of each step in the analysis of occupational risks. The third part focuses on summarizing the rehabilitation options for prevention of musculoskeletal difficulties of the profession effected by an employer and the employee.

The specific learning difficulties (LD) are nowadays frequently discussed topic, which is still more current even at high schools. Teachers should help these students because of their learning difficulties. LD students are not stupid, they just need a little bit different approach in the classroom than the others. This thesis mainly shows various teachers' approaches to students with LD in different schools and different countries. Because I study teaching biology and chemistry, the work is focused on science subjects and on teachers of these subjects. The aim of this paper is also to propose the basic procedures of working with the LD students for high school teachers with the real ideas of possible adaptations in the science class. In order to discuss approaches to the work with LD students it was necessary to prepare an LD overview at first. To achieve the aims of the work we used methods such as literary research, questionnaire survey and interviews with teachers and students. The theoretical part summarizes basic information about various learning difficulties, different approach to LD students in science, the teachers' and classmates' attitudes to LD in various countries and different approaches to integration of LD students in various countries. The task of the practical part was to identify...

[pt] A presente dissertação tem por objetivo realizar um estudo, a partir de Freud e Lacan, sobre a constituição da feminilidade e sobre as dificuldades que as mulheres apresentam na realização dos seus vínculos amorosos. A análise das relações entre mães e filhas tornou-se o principal tema deste trabalho visto que a maioria dos textos psicanalíticos sobre a mulher abordam este assunto. Ficou evidente que o vínculo entre elas é estrutural e fundamental para se obter uma resposta sobre o feminino. Os conceitos de complexo de Édipo e de complexo de castração, e os estudos da constituição psíquica do sujeito neurótico são a base teórica. / [en] This dissertation aims to conduct a study, based on Freud and Lacan, about the constitution of femininity and about the difficulties women present in the realization of their loving relationships. The analysis of mothers and daughters is the main theme of this work since the majority of psychoanalytical texts about women deal with this subject. It was clear that the relationship between them – mothers and daughters- is structural and fundamental in order to achieve an answer about the feminine. The theoretical base for this study constitutes of the concepts of Oedipus complex and castration complex, and the studies about the psychic constitution of the neurotic subject.

[pt] Seja ela a crise global da civilização, a crise da modernidade, ou mesmo uma simples resposta às exigências da globalização, para os mais conservadores, o nome dado ao período de transformações pelo qual atravessa a sociedade, há um consenso entre diversos autores, além de um movimento por parte de empresários, executivos e funcionários de diversas organizações, de que a mudança com respeito à forma como se enxerga a relação organizações e sociedade não é só primordial, mas um fato consumado. A sociedade atravessa uma fase na qual se depara com problemas em grande parte resultantes do seu próprio desenvolvimento. Essa problemática tem sido tema em diversos meios, desde acadêmicos, administrativos e políticos. Partindo de estudos e de experiências empresariais que já mostraram ser possível adotar uma perspectiva mais ética, humana e ecologicamente engajada, assim como de contribuições teóricas sobre a mudança transformadora, este trabalho teve por objetivo compreender a natureza das dificuldades e dos facilitadores inerentes a um processo de mudança organizacional transformadora. Com relação às considerações finais, devido à própria natureza da mudança paradigmática, os resultados da literatura corresponderam às nossas expectativas de que não fosse possível encontrar uma, e somente uma resposta possível para o problema. Parte dos autores dá maior ênfase às dificuldades nos processos de mudança, associadas normalmente aos valores da administração tradicional, enquanto que outra parte dá maior ênfase aos facilitadores da mudança, associados a valores éticos, de responsabilidade, cooperação, solidariedade e sustentabilidade. De qualquer forma, tanto dificuldades quanto facilitadores estão associados a valores, o que corresponde a aspectos de natureza axiológica. A análise dos dados, assim como a análise da pesquisa bibliográfica, nos levou, principalmente, às bases filosóficas do problema da mudança. Dentro da dimensão filosófica, o resultado da pesquisa empírica nos permitiu identificar as maiores freqüências também nas categorias de natureza axiológica. Entretanto, são as categorias de facilitadores as mais lembradas, no que diz respeito a sua freqüência e diversidade, tanto é que são três as de valores facilitadores e somente uma para dificuldades. / [en] Either global crisis of the civilization, crisis of modernity, or even a simple reply to the requirements of the globalization, for more the conservatives, the name given to the period of transformations for which crosses the society, there is a consensus among various authors, besides a movement of entrepreneurs, executives and employees of diverse organizations, that the change with respect to the form we see the relation organizations and society is not only primordial, but a consummated fact. The society crosses a phase in which it faces problems, most of them, resulted of its own development. This problematic issue has been subject of diverse areas, including academic, administration and politics. Considering previous studies and enterprise experiences that have already shown the possibility to adopt a more ethical, human and ecologically engaged perspective, as well as theoretical contributions on the transforming change, the purpose of this work was to understand the nature of the difficulties and the inherent incentives to a process of transforming organizational change. With regard to the final considerations, due to the particularly nature of the paradigm change, the results of literature corresponded to our expectations of that it was not possible to find only one single answer to the problem. A group of authors gives more emphasis to the difficulties in the change processes, usually associated to the values of the traditional administration, whereas another group gives more emphasis to the incentives of change, associated to ethical values, responsibility, cooperation and solidarity. Anyway, both difficulties and incentives are associated to values, those which correspond to the aspects of axiological nature. The analyses of the data, as well as the analysis of the bibliographical research, have led to the philosophical bases of the problem of change. In the philosophical perspective, the result of the empirical research allowed us to also identify the greatest frequencies in the axiological categories. However, the incentive categories are the most remembered, in regard to their frequency and diversity, for there were three incentive categories and only one difficulty category.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the difficulties newly arrived students encounter when they learn English, both from the perspective of students and of teachers, and how these difficulties materialise in the classroom. The study was carried out through interviews with teachers and newly arrived immigrant students on the language introductory program at an upper secondary school. Interviews were used to investigate teachers' and students' experiences and attitudes. The results show that the most significant difficulties the students encounter occur in connection with listening comprehension, and these appear when the students are tested in hearing comprehension. Important factors that influence students’ listening skills are, among other things, that the students learn two languages simultaneously, and also that they have not developed strategies for listening comprehension. It also emerged that both teachers and students use tools such as pictures in order to facilitate learning. Students also use Google to translate, to some extent. When examining both teachers' and students' responses, it was revealed that they have a negative attitude to learning Swedish and English simultaneously.  This is explained by the fact that they lose focus, and everything becomes confusing. In conclusion, the result shows that there are no advantages to having newly arrived students learn two languages at the same time. According to the participating teachers, the students must be well-grounded in the Swedish language before they start with English.

Com o início da puberdade ocorrem modificações nos componentes biológicos do ciclo vigília-sono. Estes estão associados a fatores sociais, como os horários escolares, lazer e trabalho e podem reduzir as horas disponíveis para o sono. Foi objetivo principal deste trabalho avaliar os padrões do ciclo vigília-sono de estudantes trabalhadores e não trabalhadores, alunos de escola pública do município de São Paulo. Vinte e sete adolescentes entre 14-18 anos de idade responderam ao questionário de caracterização das condições de vida, saúde e trabalho, e simultaneamente, utilizaram actígrafos; preencheram o protocolo diário de atividades e o diário de sono por 15 dias consecutivos. As variáveis analisadas durante a semana e nos fins-de-semana foram: horário de início e término do sono noturno, número e duração dos despertares noturnos, duração do sono noturno, latência subjetiva e eficiência do sono noturno, facilidade em adormecer à noite e despertar pela manhã, qualidade subjetiva do sono noturno, número de cochilos, horário de início e término do cochilo, duração do sono diurno e duração do sono diário. As variáveis foram testadas através da análise de variância (ANOVA) de 1 fator e teste t-Student para a comparação de 2 médias. Foram feitas múltiplas comparações utilizando a correção de Tukey-HSD. Os resultados significantes foram: efeito do trabalho nos fins-de-semana para o horário de dormir [F(1,23)=6,1; p=0,02] e durante a semana para o horário de acordar [F(1,23) = 17,3; p=0,00]. Para o grupo dos trabalhadores, o horário de acordar foi semelhante ao longo da semana e 1h21min mais tardio nos fins-de-semana [t=-3,27;p<0,01]. Na duração do sono verificamos efeito do trabalho durante a semana [F(1,23)=16,7; p=0,00], efeito do sexo [F(1,23)=10,8; p=0,00] e a interação entre o trabalho e sexo nos fins-de-semana [F(1,23)=4,8; p=0,04]. Os adolescentes trabalhadores possuem uma duração do sono noturno em média 1h30min a menos durante a semana quando comparado com o fim-de-semana [t=-4,04;p<0,01]. Para a duração do sono diurno verificamos a interação entre trabalho e sexo durante a semana [F(1,23)=5,6; p=0,03], e para a duração total de sono verificamos efeito do trabalho durante a semana [F(1,23)=14,3; p=0,00] e efeito do sexo nos fins-de-semana [F(1,23)=10,1; p=0,00]. Os adolescentes trabalhadores possuem uma duração total do sono em média 1h20min a menos durante a semana quando comparado com o fim-de-semana [t=-3,32;p<0,01]. Para as queixas relacionadas ao sono noturno encontramos efeito do trabalho para a “facilidade em despertar pela manhã" [F(1,23)=6,5; p=0,02] e para a qualidade subjetiva do sono noturno durante a semana [F(1,23)=6,2; p=0,02]. Concluímos que o ciclo vigília-sono dos adolescentes trabalhadores é caracterizado por: acordar mais cedo e ter menor duração do sono noturno e do sono total durante a semana do que os não-trabalhadores. Nos fins-de-semana os trabalhadores dormem mais cedo, mas permanecem com uma duração de sono menor que os colegas não trabalhadores. Em relação ao sexo, verificou-se que os adolescentes do sexo masculino possuem uma menor duração de sono noturno e do sono total nos fins-de-semana. Os adolescentes do sexo feminino possuem uma maior duração do cochilo durante a semana. Os adolescentes trabalhadores relataram maior dificuldade para acordar e percebem seu sono como de pior qualidade durante a semana. O trabalho destes adolescentes tem repercussões negativas na duração e percepção da qualidade do sono, com possível privação crônica de sono. O efeito do trabalho afeta de forma significativa a qualidade de vida atual podendo limitar as perspectivas dos adolescentes quanto ao seu desenvolvimento intelectual, bem estar físico e mental. / Changes of the sleep-wake cycle are associated to several factors, such as, puberty, school hours, duration and type of activities during free time, working hours. The objective of this study was to evaluate patterns of sleep-wake cycles among high school students who work and don’t work. Twenty-seven high school students, ages 14-18 years old participated in the study. They were studying in a public school of São Paulo, Brazil. Their Monday-Friday study hours were 19:00 to 22:30h. They answered a comprehensive questionnaire about working and living conditions, and reported health symptoms and diseases. Also, activity- rest measurements were continuously recorded with Actigraph (Ambulatory Monitoring, USA). Activities and sleep dairies during 15 consecutive days were also reported. Main variables were tested using one factor ANOVA and t-Student tests were performed to compare sleep duration during Monday-Friday and weekends. It was used Tukey HSD test for multiple comparisons among the variables. Results of sleep showed working students went to sleep earlier during weekends [F(1,23)= 6.1; p= .02] and woke up earlier during working days than non-working students [F(1,23)=17,3; p= .00].The duration of night sleep is shorter among working students [F(1,23)= 16,7; p= .00], and males [F(1,23)=10,8; p= .00] than non-working students. The male working students showed a shorter nap duration during the working week [F(1,23)= 5,6; p= .03] compared to females and non-working students. Reported sleep complaints were “difficulties waking up in the morning" [F(1,23)= 6,2; p= .02]. Conclusions: work caused negative consequences to sleep among adolescents, with possible build up of a chronic sleep debt. This can affect the quality of life, and schooling development of working students.

A literatura mostra que a presença de uma criança com deficiência intelectual pode ocasionar distúrbios no ciclo normal da família, como o estresse parental, apontando o apoio social como um dos mais importantes recursos para proteção dos efeitos de estressores e promotor da recuperação da crise. O modelo Duplo ABCX tem sido utilizado na compreensão da adaptação pós-crise. Os problemas de comportamento de crianças com deficiência intelectual ou com dificuldades de aprendizagem são apontados como significativos estressores parentais. A percepção que os membros da família têm do impacto da presença de uma criança, com deficiência ou não, também se constitui numa variável relevante no ajustamento familiar. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar o estresse materno e sua associação com componentes do modelo Duplo ABCX de adaptação familiar, em grupos de famílias de crianças com deficiência intelectual, com dificuldades de aprendizagem e com desenvolvimento típico. Pretendeu-se 1) comparar o estresse materno, a percepção de apoio social familiar, a percepção do impacto causado pela presença de uma criança na família e os problemas de comportamento das crianças, entre os grupos; 2) identificar associações entre estresse materno e as variáveis do ajustamento familiar nos grupos; 3) investigar a estabilidade dessas variáveis nos grupos com medidas de follow-up. Participaram três grupos: Grupo DI, famílias de crianças com deficiência intelectual (n=30); Grupo DA, famílias de crianças com dificuldades de aprendizagem (n=30), e Grupo DT, com famílias de crianças com desenvolvimento típico (n=30). As mães responderam aos instrumentos de medida do estresse, apoio social, recursos e apoio à maternidade, problemas de comportamento das crianças e percepção do impacto da presença de uma criança com necessidades especiais. Tais instrumentos foram aplicados em duas ocasiões, com intervalo de 8 a 12 meses. Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente por meio de comparação de grupos e correlação. Os resultados não indicaram diferenças entre os grupos quanto ao estresse materno, e a maioria das mães nos três grupos apresentou elevado nível de estresse, com predominância de sintomas psicológicos. Não houve diferenças significativas quanto ao escore total das escalas de apoio social, mas observaram-se algumas diferenças entre os grupos nas subescalas; o grupo DT apresentou maiores níveis de apoio para desabafos, percebendo a presença de seus filhos como menos impactante para outros membros da família. Ao avaliarem os filhos, mães de crianças com deficiência intelectual relataram maiores níveis de problemas com colegas, perceberam maiores dificuldades de comunicação ou comportamentais e perceberam as limitações físicas e de habilidades de auto-cuidados das crianças como mais impactantes. As crianças com dificuldades de aprendizagem foram indicadas pelas mães como mais hiperativas, com maior pessimismo sobre o futuro. A análise da associação entre o estresse e as variáveis do ajustamento indicou algumas correlações. As comparações entre desistentes e não-desistentes apontaram diferenças quanto ao apoio social, comportamento da criança e percepção do impacto. O modelo Duplo ABCX foi útil na análise do ajustamento familiar. Quanto à estabilidade das variáveis, observou-se alta correlação entre a 1ª e a 2ª aplicação. O estudo apresenta relevância científica no que concerne à inclusão de grupos de famílias de crianças com necessidades distintas e homogêneas. As implicações práticas e as limitações do estudo são discutidas. / The literature shows that the presence of an intellectually disabled child can cause disturbances to the family life cycle, like the parental stress, pointing to the social support as one of the most important resources for protection against the effects of stressors and promotion of recovering from crisis. The Double ABCX Model has been used in the understanding of the adaptation after crises. The problems of children\'s behavior with intellectual disability or with learning difficulties are pointed like significant parental stressor. The perception family members have of the impact of a disabled or nondisabled child is also an important variable affecting the family adjustment. So, the purpose of the present research was to investigate mother stress and its association with components of the Double ABCX Model of familiar adaptation, in groups of families of children with intellectual disability, with typical development and with learning difficulties. The goals were 1) to compare groups with respect to mother stress, perception of family social support, perception of the child\'s impact on the family, and child behavior problems; 2) to identify associations between mother stress and the variables of family adjustment in the groups; 3) to investigate the stability of these variables in the groups with follow-up measures. Mothers in three groups participated: Group DI, families of children with an intellectual disability (n=30); Group DA, families of children with learning difficulties (n=30); Group DT, families of children with typical development (n=30). The mothers answered the instruments evaluating stress, social support, resources and support to parenting, behavior problems and perception of the impact of a child with intellectual disabilities. Such instruments were applied in two opportunities, with interval from 8 to 12 months. Statistical analysis comprised group comparisons and correlations. The results did not indicate differences between the groups as for mother stress, and most of the mothers in three groups presented elevated stress level, with predominance of psychological symptoms. There were no significant differences for the total score of the scales of social support, but some differences were observed between the groups in the subscales; the group DT presented higher levels of support for confessions, perceiving less impact of the presence of his children for other members of the family. Mothers of children with intellectual disability reported higher levels of problems with peers, perceived more child communication/behavioral difficulties, and evaluated the physical limitations and self-care skills of their children as more impacting. Mothers of children with learning difficulties indicated them as more hyperactive, and presented more pessimism on the future. The analysis of the association between the stress and the variables of the adjustment indicated some correlations. The comparisons between mothers that gave up and mothers that not gave up pointed to differences for the social support, children\'s behavior and perception of the impact. The model Double ABCX was useful in the analysis of the familiar adjustment. The results of the stability of the variables indicated high correlation between the 1st one and the 2nd application. The study presents scientific relevance due to the inclusion of family groups of children with different and homogeneous difficulties. The practical implications and the limitations of the study are discussed