Provides physical educators with up-to-date knowledge and skills to deal with all levels of students' abilities. It is the only text in the adapted physical education market that provides both task-specific and developmental teaching approaches. With the national movement to include most students with disabilities into the general curriculum, the text is designed to enable adapted and regular physical education teachers to successfully address those students needs in the regular physical education class.
Part I The Scope1 Educating People with DisabilitiesPart II Key Techniques2 Determining Educational Needs through Assessment3 Developing the Individual Education Program4 Teaching to Meet Learners’ Needs5 Delivering Services in the Most Inclusive Environment6 Behavior Management 7 Program Organization and AdministrationPart III Children and Youth at Risk8 Health and Fitness Issues9 Psychosocial IssuesPart IV Needs of Specific Populations10 Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers11 Mental Retardation12 Pervasive Developmental Disorders13 Specific Learning Disabilities14 Conduct, Behavior, and Emotional Disorders15 Physically Disabling Conditions16 Communicative Disorders17 Visual Impairments18 Other Health ImpairmentsAppendixesA. Posture and Body MechanicsB. Stress Reduction TechniquesC. Sports Organizations for Persons with DisabilitiesGlossary
