Art as a form communication with multi-handicapped children

Name: Art as a form of communication with multi-handicapped children (a proposal of a conception of a new pedagogical subject taking advantage of artistic creativity). The thesis objectives: An introduction into a problem of multi-handicapped pupils and a presentation how to take advantage of art forms, especially music, as one ofthe possibilities for education and progress in communicative abilities ofthe above mentioned pupils. Method: On the basis of research of available literature, and after compilation and analysis of the obtained pieces of information applications, for actual creative output, enabling development ofcommunicative abilities ofpupils with combined defects were suggested. In the thesis a method of a long-term observation of 42 multi-defected pupils from Specialized Elementa.ry School and Practical Elementary School, Starostrašnická, Praha 1O was used. Results: In the practical part ofthe thesis the results obtained by observing the above mentioned group ofpupils were processed. On the basis ofthe results evaluation a new conception ofa creative (artistic) output is going to be proposed and put into practice in a special pedagogical subject of Artistic Workshop for Specialized Elementa.ry School and Practical Elementary School, Starostrašnická, Praha 1O. Keywords: Art,..