The intent of teacher education is to develop a person's skill, knowledge and ability to foster learning in pre-K-12 education settings. Preparation in this field of education carries added complexities, in that physical educators must address psychomotor, cognitive and affective goals. An introductory course for undergraduates should overview the…

This book is developed to help teach curriculum through the use of movement and dance, while giving students a chance to use their creative problem-solving skills. The text describes a step-by-step process through which instructor and students can learn to transform academic concepts into actions and dances. Theoretical information is also…

This book, recognized as a most complete and accurate dictionary-glossary-encyclopedia-thesaurus on dancing-with-a-partner, defines and enumerates names, words, and terms with their relation to coupledancing, offering data and suggestions for making coupledancing easier, more graceful, and fun. It targets couples who dance together in any mode,…

Describes several modifications of the standard sit-and-reach flexibility protocol using a new device called the multitest flexometer (MTF). Using the MTF, researchers could take six flexibility measures beyond the stand-and-reach test. The modified protocol allowed the indirect assessment of the influence of the four major muscle groups that…

The paper reviews techniques suggested in the literature for the improvement of suprasegmentals (prosody) and the role of music in speech remediation with communicatively impaired children. Specific strategies, including the Z. Kodaly method of teaching singing and the use of a quartz metronome, are recommended. (Author/CL)

Gymnastics builds increasingly complex body management and control skills which are the basis for later learning. The demands for strength, speed, and agility help develop the overall physical capacity of children at this crucial stage. Themes for different age groups are offered. (MT)

Most children at a young age appear to enjoy creative movement and have some sense of rhythm. There is a need to implement a sound, theory-based, practical program in elementary schools. This article proposes such a program. (MT)

While the trampoline reached its peak of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, the frequency of accidental injuries prompted physical education departments to discontinue its use in student athletic activities. Safety guidelines are provided for reinstating the trampoline in recreational programs. (JN)

This volume introduces an experimental method for teaching creative movement and choreography. The method requires both a framework of conceptual structure, and freedom to explore ideas and imaginative transformation of experience through movement and external form. An opening discussion of creativity explains how dance performance has been…

This monograph provides a resource guide for curriculum planners in dance education for grades kindergarten through 12. It is composed of broad guidelines and selected examples rather than specific program prescriptions in order that state and local curricula and courses of study may be developed according to the needs of the population they…

Presents a three-component instructional model to helpdance and movement educators compose dances with children. The paper discusses how to develop and expand the compositional base,select aesthetic content for children's dances, and compose dances using a sequential process. A curriculum theme, "The Praries," is used to illustrate the…

The Michigan Dance Association's Dance Project for the Handicapped is the subject of the two pamphlets that make up this document. The first pamphlet, "The Dance Within," describes the history, nature and goals of the Jackson Pilot Project, the first handicapped dance program in Michigan; it also offers suggestions on how to set up similar…

Games offer experiences which should be incorporated into the total physical education program to give students a wide range of opportunities. Suitable themes for teaching games to different elementary ages are suggested. (MT)

Discusses the importance of developing young children's movement awareness, focusing on the components of movement awareness; comprehensive movement awareness categories (traveling, stabilizing, and manipulating actions); and movement concepts as the modifiers of the actions. The paper explains how to implement the "I Am Learning" movement…

Examples of movement arts activities used at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, which serves hearing-impaired children, are offered. Movement Arts classes have a different theme each quarter such as holidays or deaf culture and heritage. (DB)