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Download full textThomas, Bill – Practical Pointers, 1979
The use of trampoline activities with multiple handicapped students is discussed. Management considerations in safety are noted, and developmental trampoline skills are listed beginning with bouncing for stimulation. Progression to limited independence and finally independent jumping is described. The position statement of the American Alliance…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development, Multiple Disabilities
Thome, Kathleen – Practical Pointers, 1980
The author discusses how land activities can be adapted to water so that individuals with handicapping conditions can participate in circuit training activities. An initial section lists such organizational procedures as providing vocal and/or visual cues for activities, having assistants accompany the performers throughout the circuit, and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development
Bornell, Donald G. – Practical Pointers, 1980
Activities designed to increase the movement ability and enjoyment of disabled students are described. The first section discusses three activities--aerial shuffleboard, aerial golf, and bottles and eggs--designed to improve eye-hand coordination and throwing ability. The use of cardboard walking stilts is discussed as a method to improve…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eye Hand Coordination
Grosse, Susan J. – Practical Pointers, 1981
Intended for teachers of students with severe multiple impairments, the booklet examines the role of physical activities in the education of this population and suggests approaches to exhancing their motor development. Suggestions are offered for stimulating movement in preschool, elementary, and secondary immobile children, including tactile…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Games, Motor Development
Bauer, Dan – Practical Pointers, 1981
The booklet discusses the aerobic fitness capacities of severely/profoundly retarded students and discusses approaches for improving their fitness. An initial section describes a method for determining the student's present fitness level on the basis of computations of height, weight, blood pressure, resting pulse, and Barach Index and Crampton…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Aerobics, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education
Bauer, Dan – Practical Pointers, 1981
Intended for physical education teachers, the booklet offers ideas for incorporating aerobic conditioning into programs for moderately mentally retarded students. An explanation of aerobic fitness and its benefits is followed by information on initiating a fitness program with evaluation of height, weight, body fat, resting heart rate, and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Aerobics, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education
