A Teacher's Guide to Adapted Physical Education

A healthy, active lifestyle for all students: That's the promise of physical education, and the goal of this comprehensive textbook. Now in a thoroughly updated fourth edition, this text prepares current and future PE teachers to lead welcoming, inclusive classes where every student participates, makes friends, and learns new skills and values. K―12 physical educators will get cutting-edge research and guidance on inclusive education, concrete strategies for planning and implementing an adapted PE program, and valuable disability-specific information. An essential resource for preparing both general PE teachers and adapted PE teachers, this text will provide a solid foundation for gym classes that meet every student's needs.

WHAT'S NEW:

• 9 new chapters on teaching students with specific disabilities. These significant new additions make this book an ideal primary text for Adapted Physical Education (APE) courses.
• Aligns with key elements from the NASPE standards for general physical education and the Adapted Physical Education National Standards for APE
• More student-friendly features: updated tips and reproducible forms for planning and teaching, chapter objectives, additional resources, and more case studies
• More photos and illustrations throughout the book to emphasize key points

SELECTED TOPICS COVERED: Program planning and assessment * instructional modifications * curricular modifications * game modifications * autism * intellectual disabilities * learning disabilities * ADHD * behavior disorders * hearing loss * visual impairments * physical disabilities * social acceptance * safety issues * positive behavior support * community-based recreation * diversity issues

FOR INSTRUCTORS: Includes PowerPoint slides and sample syllabi for using the text in Inclusion in PE or APE classes

Jason C. Bishop, Ph.D., CAPE, is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment with the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design at West Virginia University in the area of Adapted Physical Activity and Health Disparities. Dr. Bishop research interests include the motor development of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and increasing physical activity participation of people with disabilities.

Martin E. Block, Ph.D., Associate Professor with the Kinesiology Program in the Curry School of Education, has been the co-director of the Adapted Physical Education Program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville since 1992. Previously, he was an adapted physical education specialist for Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia and the Ivymount School, a private school for children with disabilities, in Maryland. Dr. Block has conducted numerous workshops around the country for physical educators, special educators, therapists, and paraprofessionals on how to better include children with disabilities in general physical education, and he has co-authored more than 40 articles on adapted physical education. He also has served as Chair of the Adapted Physical Activity Council and Motor Development Academy for the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Dr. Block's current research interests focus on improving in-service training to practicing physical educators as well as studying the perceptions of inclusive physical education by students with and without disabilities, general and adapted physical educators, parents, and administrators.

Ronald Davis, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Kinesiology Department in the area of Adapted Physical Education at Texas Womans University. His research interests focus on performance and training for athletes/individuals with disabilities.

Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Ph.D., MPH, is a Post Doctorate Scholar with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. Her research focuses on improving the health behaviors of individuals with a disability including developing and implementing physical activity health promotion programs for persons with disabilities and utilizing my epidemiology degree to analyze national surveillance system data to describe the health status of persons with disabilities.

Simon Driver, Ph.D., is Director of Rehabilitation Research at Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas, TX. Dr. Drivers research focuses improving the health behaviors of individuals with a disability.

Dr. Steve Elliott, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Associate Director in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences at UNC Wilmington. The recipient of the 2012 Chancellors Teaching Award at UNCW, his research agenda is comprised of two major foci: 1) issues surrounding the inclusion of children with special needs into regular physical education classes; and 2) the application of instructional strategies, models, and theories to enhance student learning and assessment.

Katherine Ellis, Ph.D., is a Professor in Kinesiology at West Chester University in PA. Dr. Ellis is the director of the Deaf Studies program with research focus on deafness-specific areas of research, including impact of deafness and cochlear implants on physical activity and fitness.

Sean Healy is currently completing his doctoral degree in adapted physical education at the University of Virginia, having received his masters in Adapted Physical Activity from the University of Leuven, Belgium. Sean's current research includes using online education for training teachers in inclusive practices. Sean is also the cofounder of Adapt It Sport, a not-for profit organization.