Modified texts for deaf pupils and their use in teaching practice

The diploma thesis deals with adjustments and consequent application of texts in the field of education of pupils with hearing disorders, and investigates potential advantages and disadvantages of such adjustments. Texts have been used practically at three elementary schools for hearing impaired pupils. Primary school pupils were given unedited texts, and consequently their edited versions, and the comprehensibility of texts from the reader's perspective was tested. A fairy tale and a fable were chosen for the research. The acquired answers to questions aimed at the content of given texts were then processed and formulated in the conclusion of the research. KEYWORDS: reading, communication systems for people with hearing impairment, deaf pupil, hearing, hearing impairment, text modifie