6th Edition
Developmental and Adapted Physical Education Making Ability Count
Section I: Introduction: Physical Education for Children with Disabilities
1 But First I have some Questions, Professor
2 Legal Mandates
3 Continuum of Placements and Program Planning
4 Parents and the Motor Performance Team
5 Motor Development and Postural Control
6 Perceptual-Cognitive Development and Cognition of Movement
7 Physical Fitness Development and its Relationship to Cognition
Section II: Teaching Individuals with Learning and Behavior Disabilities
8 Intellectual Disabilities
9 Learning, Attention, and Developmental Coordination Disorders
10 Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Section III: Teaching Individuals with Sensory Impairments
11 Visual Impairments
12 Deafness and Hearing Loss
Section IV: Teaching Individuals with Congenital & Acquired Impairments
13 Posture and Orthopedic Impairment
14 Neurological Disorders
15 Muscular Dystrophy and Arthritis
Section V: Teaching Individuals with Health Impairments
16 Respiratory Disorders
17 Diabetes
18 Nutritional Disorders
19 Cardiovascular Disorders and Hypertension
Section VI: Developing and Implementing the Physical Activity Program
20 Behavior Management
21 Teaching Physical Fitness
22 Teaching Motor Skills
23 Teaching Adapted Aquatics
24 Coaching and Sport for Persons with Disabilities
Biography
Michael Horvat is Professor Emeritus of Adapted Physical Education and Motor Behavior at the University of Georgia, USA, where he was Director of the Movement Studies Laboratory and the Pediatric Exercise and Motor Development Clinic. His research focus is on cognition and motor behavior of individuals with disabilities.
Ronald V. Croce is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire, USA. His main teaching focus is in Adapted Physical Education, Applied Anatomy/Kinesiology, and Medical Neuroscience. His main research focus is on cognition-motor learning and motor control processes in typical and atypical populations.
Caterina Pesce is Associate Professor in the Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences at the University "Foro Italico" of Rome, Italy. Her main teaching focus is physical activity for children, and her main research focus is exercise, cognition and motor coordination across the lifespan, and enhancing physical education in schools.
Ashley Fallaize is Training and Education Manager at BlazeSports, USA. In this role she oversees the BlazeSports Institute for Adaptive Sports and Recreation. She is a Certified Adaptive Recreation and Sports Specialist II, Certified Adapted Aquatics Instructor, and Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer.
