A Teacher's Guide to Including Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education

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Paul H. Brookes Pub., 2007 - Education - 345 pages
No current or future physical educator should be without this indispensable book, a comprehensive guide to making phys. ed. inclusion work for students of all ages. In this revised edition of the trusted bestseller, renowned expert Martin E. Block and a select group of highly respected contributors provide
  • information reflecting updates to IDEA, other disability-related legislation, and national physical education standards
  • timely chapters on addressing multicultural issues and including students in community recreation programs
  • an expanded behavior chapter with information on positive behavior support
  • updated larger-size forms, with an improved, easier-to-use layout
  • Teachers will also get everything that made the popular previous editions so useful: a wide range of easily implemented, low-cost adaptations; realistic case studies that model problems and solutions; a helpful resource list; and practical guidance on key issues like safety, behavior problems, group games, and social acceptance. The cutting-edge information makes this an ideal text for coursework, and more than 40 photocopiable forms make it a helpful companion for inservice physical educators planning their classes.

    With this blueprint for successful inclusion, physical educators will create a welcoming environment, encourage positive social interactions, and promote a healthy, active lifestyle for all their students.

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Contents

What Is Inclusion?
15
A Team Approach to Inclusion in Physical
29
Chapter 4
111
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

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.

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