A child with cochlear implant in kindergarten

Presented thesis deals with the issue of the implementation of inclusive education of a preschool child with special educational needs in a ordinary kindergarten, with specific focus on a child with a cochlear implant. The content of the theoretical part is the definition of hearing defects and disorders, including classification according to the WHO. The next chapter discusses the course of cochlear implantation in children, including programming of the speech processor and subsequent rehabilitation. The third chapter is devoted to the education of hearing-impaired children, where communication approaches in the educational process are also included, what is the current state of deafness in children in the world, how many implants are implanted in children every year and what centers for the hearing impaired we have in the Czech republic. The practical part aims to find out and describe the real needs and possible difficulties that may arise during the education of a child with cochlear implant in a ordinary kindergarten