Inclusion in Physical Education is a practical, easy-to-use guide filled with inclusion strategies that focus on developing the physical and social skills and fitness of students with disabilities. And these strategies do not involve extended planning or setup time or extra equipment.
Written by Pattie Rouse, a teacher who has been working with students with disabilities since 1982, this book takes the guesswork out of including students with disabilities in general physical education.
Inclusion in Physical Education is divided into chapters according to specific disabilities, thus helping you immediately find the information you need as well as the basic characteristics and expected behaviors of children with each type of disability. Rouse offers chapters on inclusion for students with these conditions:
- Autism disorder
- Limited use of limbs, requiring wheelchair use
- Intellectual disabilities
- Cerebral palsy and other orthopedic impairments
- Visual and hearing impairments
Also included are chapters on the importance of inclusion (and the importance of paraeducators and peer facilitators in the process of inclusion), on differentiating instruction to include students with disabilities in general physical education, and on using adapted games to teach students empathy for their peers with disabilities. These games provide opportunities for all students to be equal and to be more understanding of and receptive toward others’ differences.
Written from Rouse’s own experience and based on feedback from students with disabilities, this book is a guide that you can immediately put to use in including students with disabilities or delayed motor skills and can continue to use throughout your career as an educator. The book helps you set realistic goals for students with disabilities and correlates with many objectives found in the national physical education standards.
With
Inclusion in Physical Education, you can include students with any disability in your curriculum. The book’s ready-to-use resources will help you confidently create a program that benefits
all students.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. What Is Inclusion?
Defining Inclusion
Embracing Inclusion
Support for Inclusion
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Including Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder
Strategies for Inclusion
Including Students With Severe Autism
Structured Physical Education Opportunities
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Including Students Who Use Wheelchairs
Modifications for Students With Upper Body Control
Parallel Activities for Students With Upper Body Control
Modifications for Students With Limited or No Upper Body Control
Parallel Activities for Students With Limited or No Upper Body Control
Modified Games for Students With Limited or No Upper Body ControlRolling Targets
Flag Tag
Cone Combinations
Racing for Points
Racing Ribbons
Speed Soccer Goalie
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Including Students With Intellectual Disabilities
Benefits of Inclusion for Students With Intellectual Disabilities
Using Simple Games
Games and Activities for All Abilities
Head Start
Follow the Fun
Scooter Bowling
Caboose
Retrieval
Partner Line Kickball
Five-Hit Baseball
Everybody Score
Drills for Motor Development
T-Ball Pinball
Hockey Pinball
Frisbee Targets
Striking Skills
Throwing Skills
Catching Skills
Kicking Skills
Drills for MID or MOID Students in Middle and High SchoolSoccer Drills
Five Kick
Basketball Drills
Football Drills
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Including Students With Cerebral Palsy
Modifications for Students With Cerebral Palsy
Activity Tips
Parallel Activities
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Including Students With Visual and Hearing Impairments
Including Students With Visual Impairments
Including Students With Hearing Impairments
Modifications for Students With Hearing Impairments
Conclusion
Chapter 7. Differentiation in Inclusive Physical Education
Planning for Differentiation
Activities for the Differentiated Classroom
Object Control Stations (Elementary)
Fitness Stations (Elementary and Middle School)
Hockey Skill Stations (Elementary and Middle School)
Sideline Hockey (Elementary and Middle School)
Box Hockey (Elementary and Middle School)
Layups (Middle and High School)
Gotcha (Middle and High School)
3 on 2, 2 on 1 (Middle and High School)
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Walk in Their Shoes: Games for Understanding
Activities
Cyclops Tag
Sore Spot Tag
Line Ball
Chronological Line-Up
Hi, Low, Yo
Centers for Understanding
Mobility Obstacle Course
Wheelchair and Scooter Noodle Volley
Circle Up
Stations for Understanding
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Reference and games book for physical education teachers and adapted physical education teachers. Also a reference for classroom teachers, PE or APE administrators, paraprofessionals, recreation therapists, camp counselors, church youth counselors, and parents.
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