Adapted Physical Education and Sport 8th Edition

Now in its eighth edition, this leading text remains essential for physical education teacher education (PETE) and adapted physical education (APE) students preparing to teach individuals with disabilities. Adapted Physical Education and Sport offers comprehensive, accessible guidance for future teachers to support individuals with diverse physical education needs, abilities, and learning differences.

As the best-selling text in adapted physical education, this text continues to evolve with the field. The latest edition features extensive new and updated content designed to reflect current research, practices, and instructional approaches. Updates include the following:

•    Discussions of the role that physical education can play in the community integration and social integration of individuals with unique needs
•    Further development of content on adapted sport to reflect progress in the field
•    Completely revised and updated content on instructional strategies for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities
•    A new chapter devoted entirely to dance to showcase the importance of this activity area to the physical, motor, and social development of individuals with disabilities
•    Key terms with definitions at the end of each chapter for easier studying

Joining the editor team for this eighth edition is Lauren Lieberman, a leader in the adapted physical education field. In addition, 17 new writers, including 3 with disabilities, have joined the returning renowned contributors; these new contributors bring their unique perspectives to this eighth edition.

The many learning aids in Adapted Physical Education and Sport offer students further guidance in implementing appropriate programs:

•    Video clips that demonstrate 26 fitness tests from the Brockport Physical Fitness Test Manual, reproducible forms, and new digital flash cards to help students review materials are delivered online through HKPropel
•    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
•    Appendixes that offer definitions based on the IDEA legislation, a scale to evaluate adapted physical education programs, the Brockport Physical Fitness Test, 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 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.

Audience

Textbook for PETE and APE students. Professional reference for K-12 PE teachers, APE teachers/specialists, coaches, administrators, and recreation specialists.

Part I. Foundational Topics in Adapted Physical Education and Sport

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

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

Chapter 3. Adapted Sport
Deborah R. Shapiro

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

Chapter 5. Individualized Education Programs
Brock McMullen

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 C. Hilgenbrinck

Chapter 9. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Iva Obrusnikova and Albert R. Cavalier

Chapter 10. Autism Spectrum and Social Communication Disorders
Jihyun Lee

Chapter 11. Specific Learning Disabilities
Melissa D. Bittner and Amanda J. Young

Chapter 12. Visual Impairments
Lindsay E. Ball and Alexandra Stribing

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

Chapter 14. Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Stroke
David L. Porretta and Colin G. Pennington

Chapter 15. Amputations, Dwarfism, and Les Autres
Juntack Oh

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

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 and Byungmo Ku

Chapter 20. Perceptual–Motor Development
Melissa D. Bittner and Amanda J. Young

Chapter 21. Infants, Toddlers, and Early Childhood
Pamela S. Beach and Melanie Perreault

Part IV. Activities for Individuals With Unique Needs

Chapter 22. Health-Related Physical Fitness and Physical Activity
Stamatis Agiovlasitis and Guillermo R. Oviedo

Chapter 23. Aquatics
David G. Lorenzi and Adam B. Katchmarchi

Chapter 24. Dance
Laura A. Prieto and Heather Katz

Chapter 25. Team Sports
Amaury Samalot-Rivera

Chapter 26. Individual and Dual Sports and Activities
Alyssa M. Trad and Lauren J. Lieberman

Chapter 27. Adventure Sports and Activities
Sue Sutherland

Chapter 28. Winter Sports and Activities
Wesley J. Wilson

Chapter 29. Enhancing Wheelchair Sport Performance
Victoria L. Goosey-Tolfrey and Thomas Rietveld

Appendix A. Definitions Associated With the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Appendix B. Lieberman-Brian Inclusion Rating Scale for Physical Education (LIRSPE)
Appendix C. Brockport Physical Fitness Test
Appendix D. School District Rating Scale for Adapted Physical Education

Author Index
Subject Index

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 (SUNY) 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 SUNY 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 (NCPEID) 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 of Ohio State University and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in adapted physical education for over 35 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Niagara University, his master’s degree from Ithaca College, and his doctorate 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, the G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award, and the Claudine Sherrill Lifetime Achievement Award 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.

Lauren J. Lieberman, PhD, is a distinguished service professor in the kinesiology department at State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport. She started her career teaching in the Deafblind program at the Perkins School for the Blind. She is co-director of the Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments (IMSVI) and the founder and director of Camp Abilities—an educational sports camp for children with visual impairments. Camp Abilities have been replicated in 20 states and 10 countries.

Lieberman has published over 275 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters as well as 27 books. She was awarded a Global Fulbright Scholarship to promote Camp Abilities worldwide in 2019. She won the Lifetime Achievement Award from both the National Consortium of Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID) and SHAPE America. She was also recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Division 19 of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind. She won the Physical Literacy Champion Award from the National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy in 2026.

All ancillaries are free to adopting instructors through HKPropel.

Instructor guide. Contains a sample course outline, a sample syllabus, ideas for an introductory course in adapted physical education, and class projects. Each chapter also includes aids for instructors such as chapter objectives, ideas for learning activities, key terms with definitions, and suggested video clips to describe the content and functionality of the instructor ancillaries.

Test package. Contains 30 to 40 questions in true-false, fill-in-the-blank, essay and short-answer, and multiple-choice formats for each chapter. The files may be downloaded for integration with a learning management system or printed for use as paper-based tests.

Chapter quizzes. Contains ready-made quizzes (10 questions each) to assess student comprehension of the most important concepts in each chapter. Each quiz may be downloaded for integration with a learning management system.

Presentation package. Features 785 PowerPoint slides of text, artwork, and tables from the book that can be used for class discussion and presentation. The slides in the presentation package can be used directly within PowerPoint or printed to make handouts for students. Instructors can easily add, modify, and rearrange the order of the slides.

Instructors also receive access to all student materials in HKPropel. For Adapted Physical Education and Sport, Eighth Edition, this includes video clips demonstrating 26 fitness tests from the Brockport Physical Fitness Test Manual, reproducible forms related to the Brockport Physical Fitness Test, and digital flash cards to help facilitate learning and retention.