Safety as well as instructional recommendations are offered for adapting canoeing as a recreationial activity for handicapped students. Major steps of the instructional program feature orientation to the water and canoe, entry and exit techinques, and mobility procedures. (CL)

The article describes a practical symbol system that facilitates physical education instruction for hearing impaired students. The movement capabilities of the hearing impaired are pointed out, the movement exploration technique (which uses a problem-solving approach to individualize instruction for elementary school children) is briefly…

Instructions and illustrations support this discussion of learning activities designed to remediate deficiences and build skills in balance and/or motor skills for mildly handicapped students who may not have access to physical therapy or adaptive physical education. Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm…

A tee-ball training program was implemented in an integrated educational setting to provide two moderately handicapped elementary students with a wide range of age-appropriate leisure activities. Possible adaptations are described in terms of playing space, skill sequence, rules, and materials. (CL)

Severe cerebral palsied children require adapted physical education activities, and teachers' consultation with physical therapists can help in planning appropriate activities for them. Gross motor activities (such as sitting T-ball and wheelchair knockdown) that have been successfully used with elementary and middle school students are suggested.…

This article provides an assessment tool and guidelines for creating instructional programing in aquatic skills development for children with disabilities functioning below levels required for most adapted beginning aquatics programs. It covers individualized goals and objectives, adjustment to the water, and specific aquatic skills. (DB)