Physical Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs: A Resource Manual.

Overview & Synopsis

The resource manual is intended to provide information for inservice training on current legislation, activities, and teaching techniques related to adapted physical education for California educators including special education teachers, resource specialists, and regular physical education teachers. The manual is divided into four modules. The first module contains information on legislation, the definition of terms, and identification and referral. The second module focuses on eligibility and assessment. The third module presents activities for special day classes, for the mainstream, and supplemental activities for secondary students. The final module provides an annotated bibliography of approximately 42 citations, a list of California institutions providing training in adapted physical education, and lists of relevant and organizations. In addition to content information, modules typically include trainer's notes, a suggested outline for training, selected handouts, and suggested pretests and posttests. (DB)