A practical, authoritative examination of the diverse challenges of physical education programs for special needs children.
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION. CHAPTER
1.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM. CHAPTER
2. PHYSICAL AND MOTOR GROWTH. CHAPTER
3.
PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAM ORGANIZATION. SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO
EXCEPTIONALITIES. CHAPTER
4. PHYSICAL, MOTOR, AND POSTURAL FITNESS
DISORDERS. CHAPTER
5. SENSORY DISABILITIES: VISION AND HEARING. CHAPTER
6.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. CHAPTER
7. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS: ACQUIRED AND
CONGENITAL. CHAPTER 8: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. CHAPTER
9. MENTAL
DISABILITIES. CHAPTER
10. BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS. CHAPTER
11. THE
GIFTED. CHAPTER
12. LEARNING DISABILITIES. CHAPTER
13. OTHER HEALTH
CONDITIONS. SECTION III: PROGRAMS IN ACTION. CHAPTER
14. ADAPTED GAMES AND
SPORTS. CHAPTER
15. OUTINGS, CAMPING, AND AQUATICS. CHAPTER
16. SPECIAL
OLYMPICS AND WHEELCHAIR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. CHAPTER
17. MAKING YOUR OWN
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. CHAPTER
18. EVALUATION: PRODUCT AND PROCESS. CHAPTER
19. RECORD KEEPING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. CHAPTER
20. EPILOGUE. APPENDIX A:
AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. APPENDIX B: CHECKLIST FOR BRACES AND
WHEELCHAIRS. APPENDIX C: DEVELOPMENTAL EXERCISES WITHOUT APPARATUS.
APPENDIX D: DEVELOPMENTAL EXERCISES WITH APPARATUS. APPENDIX E: SUGGESTED
EXERCISES FOR RELAXATION. APPENDIX F: ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER-FREE DESIGN
CODES.
