| Description |
xi, 459 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. An Introduction to Adapted Physical Education and Sport / Joseph P. Winnick -- Ch. 2. Program Organization and Management / Joseph P. Winnick -- Ch. 3. Individualized Education Programs / Francis X. Short -- Ch. 4. Measurement and Assessment / Francis X. Short -- Ch. 5. Instructional Styles and Strategies / Sarah M. Rich -- Ch. 6. Behavior Management / E. Michael Loovis -- Ch. 7. Mental Retardation / Patricia L. Krebs -- Ch. 8. Learning Disabilities and Attentional Deficits / Diane H. Craft -- Ch. 9. Behavioral Conditions / E. Michael Loovis -- Ch. 10. Visual Impairments and Hearing Losses / Diane H. Craft -- Ch. 11. Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Amputations, Dwarfism, and Other Orthopedic Impairments / David L. Porretta -- Ch. 12. Spinal Cord Disabilities / Luke E. Kelly -- Ch. 13. Other Health Impaired Students / Paul R. Surburg -- Ch. 14. Nondisabled Students and Adapted Physical Education / Paul R. Surburg |
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Ch. 15. Physical Fitness / Francis X. Short -- Ch. 16. Motor Development / David L. Gallahue -- Ch. 17. Perceptual-Motor Development / Joseph P. Winnick -- Ch. 18. Infants and Toddlers / Bobby L. Eason -- Ch. 19. Preschool Adapted Physical Education / Dale A. Ulrich -- Ch. 20. Body Mechanics and Posture / Luke E. Kelly -- Ch. 21. Developmental and Remedial Exercises and Activities / David L. Porretta -- Ch. 22. Rhythms and Dance / Ellen M. Kowalski -- Ch. 23. Aquatics / E. Louise Priest -- Ch. 24. Team Sports / David L. Porretta -- Ch. 25. Individual, Dual, and Cooperative Activities and Sports / E. Michael Loovis -- Ch. 26. Winter Sport Activities / Luke E. Kelly -- Ch. 27. Enhancing Wheelchair Sport Performance / Colin Higgs -- Appendix A Rating Scale for Adapted Physical Education -- Appendix B Definitions Associated With the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
| Summary |
Totally redesigned and expanded, the second edition of Adapted Physical Education and Sport is one of the most comprehensive textbooks available for tailoring physical education to individuals with unique needs. Editor Joseph Winnick, renowned for his work in adapted physical education, and 14 learning experts update the popular first edition with broader and more timely coverage of adapted physical education issues and subspecialties; new chapters on nondisabled students, infant and toddler physical activity, preschool adapted physical education, rhythms and dance, and wheelchair sport performance; the implications of new federal legislation like IDEA; the latest information on traumatic brain injury, stroke, autism, and dwarfism; new student-friendly features like highlighted key terms, lists of resources, and easy-to-understand explanations of legal terms; and more than 170 two-color tables and illustrations. Like its highly successful predecessor, this new edition also offers the information you need to understand various disabilities, provide effective programs for individuals with those disabilities, and modify more than 40 sports and activities for young people with special needs. The result - an incomparable text and resource for working with individuals who require adapted physical activity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 or higher |
| Subject |
Physical education for people with disabilities.
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Sports for people with disabilities.
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Education, Special.
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Physical Education and Training.
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Rehabilitation.
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Sports.
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| Author |
Winnick, Joseph P.
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| LC no. |
95001521 |
| ISBN |
0873225791 |
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