Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span

Carol Leitschuh, PhD, is a consultant. She is a former faculty member of the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Kinesiology, where she taught in the doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degree programs. She was also coordinator of the UMN master's program in developmental and adapted physical education, affiliated with the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) and Center for Neurobehavioral Development (CNBD). Dr. Leitschuh received an Initial Career Award from the Office of Special Education Programs. She developed a tool that monitored the early movement skills of infants and toddlers. Twice she was a visiting scholar of the Erasmus Mundus Program in Adapted Physical Activity. As a Fulbright Scholar in child development, she was a lecturer in the Czech Republic. She received her PhD in human performance, focusing on movement studies in disability. She was awarded a postdoctoral research fellowship at Juniper Gardens Children's Program at the University of Kansas. Marquell Johnson, PhD, is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) and is the director of rehabilitation science and the director of the physical activity and recreation for individuals with disabilities in the university's P.R.I.D.E. and P.R.I.D.E.4Adults outreach programs. He received his PhD in nutrition and exercise science, focusing on movement studies in disability. He has received the Dr. Ron Satz Teacher/Scholar Award (2017); an Excellence in Mentoring in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award (2016); the UWEC Excellence in Service-Learning as a Faculty Mentor Award (2014); and numerous other awards. His teaching focuses on adapted physical activity and motor development, rehabilitation science, research methods, research and creative activities, physical activity and health behaviors of individuals with disabilities, and related areas.

Part I. Overview and Scope Chapter 1. Physical Activity and Disability History of Professional Disability Service Understanding Disability Life Course Perspective Summary Chapter 2. Professional Roles in Adapted Physical Activity Professional Disciplines Professionals in the Schools Professionals in the Community Professionals in Health Care Summary Chapter 3. Disability and the Law Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 Individualized Education Program Individualized Family Service Plan Summary Chapter 4. Designing Life Span Programs Physical Activity Program Goals Infants and Toddlers Preschoolers Kindergarteners Elementary School Ages Middle to High School Ages Adults Summary Part II. Adapted Physical Activity in Schools Chapter 5. Instructional Strategies Ecological Theory Developmental Systems Theory Life Course Health Development Universal Design for Learning Motivation and Disability Instructional Style Instructional Techniques Summary Chapter 6. Assessment and Evaluation Assessment Process Evaluation Process Legal Assessment Requirements Approaches to Assessment Screening Test Selection Norm-Referenced Assessments Nonstandardized Assessments Evaluation Communication Summary Chapter 7. Intellectual Disability Causes and Prevalence Classification and Diagnosis Instructional Considerations Program Placement and Focus Instructional Strategies Physical Activities Serving Students With Severe or Profound ID Educational Health Care Providers Summary Chapter 8. Autism Spectrum Disorder Causes and Prevalence Classification and Diagnosis Instructional Considerations Program Placement and Focus Instructional Strategies Physical Activities Assessment and Evaluation Summary Chapter 9. Specific Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Causes and Prevalence Classification and Diagnosis Instructional Considerations Program Placement and Focus Instructional Strategies Physical Activities for Children With ADHD Assessment and Evaluation for Children With SLD Educational Health Care Providers Summary Chapter 10. Behavior Disorders Causes and Prevalence Classification and Diagnosis Instructional Considerations Program Placement Instructional Strategies Physical Activities Assessment and Evaluation Educational Health Care Providers Summary Chapter 11. Sensory Impairments Causes and Prevalence Classification and Diagnosis Instructional Considerations Program Placement and Focus Instructional Strategies Physical Activities Assessment and Evaluation Educational Health Care Providers Summary Chapter 12. Orthopedic Impairment and Traumatic Brain Injury Causes and Prevalence Classification and Diagnosis Instructional Considerations Program Placement and Focus Instructional Strategies Physical Activities Assessment and Evaluation Educational Health Care Providers Summary Chapter 13. Other Health Impairment Obesity Diabetes Mellitus Asthma Epilepsy Human Immunodeficiency Virus Sickle Cell Anemia Hemophilia Temporary Conditions of Disability Summary Part III. Adult Adapted Physical Activity Chapter 14. Health-Related Fitness Components of Health-Related Fitness Exercise Intensity Exercise Recommendations Health and Disability Exercise Initiation Considerations for Selected Conditions Summary Chapter 15. Leisure Activity Community and Professional Resources Leisure Activity Checklist Aging and Disability Leisure Activity Recommendations Summary Chapter 16. Adapted Sport Experience and Training Adapted Sport in Adulthood Professional Support Classifications for Adapted Sport Individual Sports Dual Sports Team Sports Summary