This top-selling text, now in its seventh edition, is the go-to text to prepare students to teach people with disabilities. Adapted Physical Education and Sport provides comprehensive and clear guidance for professionals working with people with unique physical education needs, differences, and abilities.

New to This Edition
No other adapted physical education text has sold more copies than this book but the contributors are not resting on their laurels. The text is loaded with new and updated material:

Enhanced coverage of universal design for learning, with strategies and applications presented throughout the text
A new chapter devoted entirely to adventure sports and activities
A chapter on adapted sport that has been further developed to reflect the progress in the field
Enhanced coverage of sport-specific injuries and prevention
Also new to this edition are related online learning aids delivered through HKPropel, including assignable learning and enrichment activities to help students apply the book's foundational knowledge. The HKPropel resources also include an instructor guide with teaching tips and strategies, ideas for an introductory course in adapted physical education and sport, and a sample syllabus. Other tools include a test bank, video clips demonstrating 26 of the fitness tests from The Brockport Physical Fitness Test Manual, and forms, tables, and calculators related to the Brockport Physical Fitness Test.

In addition, the team of 30 highly renowned contributors includes 12 new voices who add their perspectives to the content.

More Features
Adapted Physical Education and Sport offers readers much more:

Chapter-opening scenarios that introduce one or more of the chapter's concepts
Application examples that explore real-life situations and show how to apply the text concepts to solve relevant issues
Print, video, and online resources in the text and through HKPropel
Appendixes that include definitions based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), contact information for organizations associated with adapted physical education and sport, information related to the Brockport Physical Fitness Test, a scale to evaluate adapted physical education programs, and more
The book's contents are aligned with the IDEA legislation and will help current and future educators identify the unique needs of children with disabilities, adapt physical education to meet those needs, and develop effective individualized education programs (IEPs) for those students. Adapted Physical Education and Sport is the ideal book for those who want the foundational knowledge that leads to the practical development and implementation of top-quality physical education and sport programs for people with disabilities.

Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.

Joseph P. Winnick, EdD, passed away in 2019. He was a distinguished service professor in the department of kinesiology, sport studies, and physical education at State University of New York at Brockport. He received his bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and his master's and doctoral degrees from Temple University. For more than 50 years, Winnick taught undergraduate and graduate courses in adapted physical education at Brockport in addition to developing and coordinating programs for adapted physical education. He also directed nationwide research projects related to the physical fitness of people with disabilities and was involved in the publication of the Brockport Physical Fitness Test and support materials.

Winnick had been president and a board member of the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals With Disabilities and a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education since 1969. He also served as a reviewer for several professional journals, had more than 70 publications to his credit, and was a member of SHAPE America. His previous editions of Adapted Physical Education and Sport have been translated into five languages.

David L. Porretta, PhD, is an emeritus professor at Ohio State University and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in adapted physical education for over 35 years. He earned his BS from Niagara University, his MS from Ithaca College, and his PhD from Temple University. Porretta has numerous major scholarly publications and a continuous record of external funding. He has served as editor of, and on the editorial board of, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity, and the Research Council of SHAPE America. Porretta is the recipient of the Julian U. Stein Lifetime Achievement Award from SHAPE America as well as the recipient of the Hollis Fait Scholarly Contribution Award and G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award, both from the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID). He also served as NCPEID's president. Porretta has been a contributing author to all previous editions of Adapted Physical Education and Sport. He enjoys golf, traveling, and attending Ohio State sporting events.


Part I. Foundational Topics in Adapted Physical Education and Sport

Chapter 1. Introduction to Adapted Physical Education and Sport
Joseph P. Winnick and David L. Porretta

Chapter 2. Program Organization and Management
Joseph P. Winnick and David L. Porretta

Chapter 3. Adapted Sport
Ronald W. Davis

Chapter 4. Measurement, Assessment, and Program Evaluation
Brock McMullen and Manny Felix

Chapter 5. Individualized Education Programs
Brock McMullen and Manny Felix

Chapter 6. Behavior Management
E. Michael Loovis

Chapter 7. Instructional Strategies
Douglas H. Collier

Part II. Individuals With Unique Needs

Chapter 8. Intellectual Disabilities
Lauren K. Cavanaugh and Linda Hilgenbrinck

Chapter 9. Behavioral Disabilities
E. Michael Loovis

Chapter 10. Autism Spectrum and Social Communication Disorders
Cathy Houston-Wilson

Chapter 11. Specific Learning Disabilities
Barry W. Lavay and Melissa D. Bittner

Chapter 12. Visual Impairments
Lauren J. Lieberman and Lindsay Ball

Chapter 13. Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deafblind
Lauren J. Lieberman

Chapter 14. Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Stroke
David L. Porretta and Justin A. Haegele

Chapter 15. Amputations, Dwarfism, and Les Autres
Justin A. Haegele and David L. Porretta

Chapter 16. Spinal Cord Disabilities and Other Spinal Conditions
Wesley J. Wilson and Luke E. Kelly

Chapter 17. Other Health Impairment Conditions
Francis M. Kozub

Chapter 18. Activity and Sports Injuries, Longer-Term Disabilities, and Obesity
G. Monique Mokha

Part III. Developmental Considerations

Chapter 19. Motor Development
John C. Ozmun, Byungmo Ku, and David L. Gallahue

Chapter 20. Perceptual Motor Development
Barry W. Lavay and Melissa D. Bittner

Chapter 21. Infants and Toddlers
Cathy Houston-Wilson

Chapter 22. Early Childhood Adapted Physical Education
So-Yeun Kim and Lauriece L. Zittel

Part IV. Activities for Individuals With Unique Needs

Chapter 23. Health-Related Physical Fitness and Physical Activity
Stamatis Agiovlasitis

Chapter 24. Aquatics
David G. Lorenzi

Chapter 25. Team Sports
Amaury Samalot-Rivera

Chapter 26. Individual and Dual Sports and Activities
E. Michael Loovis

Chapter 27. Adventure Sports and Activities
Sue Sutherland

Chapter 28. Winter Sports and Activities
Wesley J. Wilson and Luke E. Kelly

Chapter 29. Enhancing Wheelchair Sport Performance
Victoria L. Goosey-Tolfrey and Barry S. Mason

Appendix A. Definitions Associated With the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Appendix B. Adapted Physical Education and Sport Contact Information
Appendix C. Brockport Physical Fitness Test
Appendix D. School District Rating Scale for Adapted Physical Education