Transitioning students with disabilities into inclusive
physical education environments is an important and sometimes
challenging task. But Strategies for Inclusion, Third Edition,
makes that transition much smoother and better for all parties
involved.
Lots of New Resources and Material
The latest edition of this popular text will empower you with
the information and tools necessary to successfully include
students with disabilities in your program. Strategies for
Inclusion reflects the latest research and legislation, so you
can be sure that your program is not only successful but also
compliant with the goals and requirements of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act.
The text has retained and updated its instruction on assessing
students, making placement decisions, developing and implementing
individualized education plans (IEPs), and more. And it offers
this completely new material:
• A new chapter on the referral, eligibility, and placement
process, covering the nine steps required by law
• A new chapter on transition planning and how you can help
students integrate into their communities after leaving school
• A new section on Paralympic sports and how they can be
infused into your curriculum
• New material on functional behavioral assessments, behavior
intervention plans, leadership rtunities, training techniques
for peer tutors and paraeducators, and more
• A new inclusion rating scale that will help you rate how
inclusive your classes are and show you areas for improvement
• A new web resource with numerous useful tools
• More than double the number of teaching units (38 units, up
from 17), giving you more options for inclusion
The new web resource offers fillable digital versions of all
the modification checklists and rubrics in the book. You can save
materials in order to build an IEP for each student. You can also
access the materials on a mobile device to use them in the
classroom or gym. In addition, the web resource has an
interactive inclusion rating scale that allows you (or an
administrator) to assess how you are doing at including all
students in class activities. This handy tool calculates your
total rating as you fill in the form. Finally, the web resource
directs you to high-quality adaptation information available
elsewhere online.
Book Organization and Content
The text is split into two parts. Part I provides foundational
information and a road for how to successfully include
children with disabilities in traditional PE settings. Topics in
this part include legislative issues, roles and responsibilities
of the teacher, effective assessment techniques, the eight-step
placement process, and the teacher’s role in the IEP process.
Part I also explores how to manage student behavior, make
adaptations to promote universal design for learning, work with
support personnel, and plan for transition.
Part II offers 38 teachable units—a sizable leap from the
previous edition’s 17—complete with assessment tools for
curriculum planning. Here you will learn specific strategies for
inclusion as you use a step-by-step implementation guide for 14
elementary units, 11 sport units, 8 recreation units, and 5
fitness units—all with potential modifications. Adaptations are
categorized by environment, equipment, instruction, and rules.
Each unit’s assessment rubric has quantitative and qualitative
measures of skill level. And you’ll find ideas in each unit on
how to incorporate IEP objectives that may not be part of the
general PE class objectives.
A Complete Resource for Inclusion
Strategies for Inclusion offers you the most up-to-date and
useful strategies to include children with disabilities in your
physical education activities. Its practical applications and
easy-to-implement planning and assessment strategies make this a
complete resource that you can use to empower all students with
the knowledge that they can enjoy the full range of benefits that
physical activity offers.