| 418 | Thursday, March 15, 2007 |
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| 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | Convention Center:Ballroom III |
| AAPAR/Adapted Physical Activity Council |
| Creative Dance and Movement Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
| Students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities are entitled to and benefit from creative learning opportunities. Dance and movement can be vehicles that enable these children to express their feelings, promote inferential thinking skills, and to recreate sequential events through dance movement. This session, presented by students and professors, will demonstrate modifications of popular dances in an inclusive setting. The presentation will consist of a short DVD show on actual creative dances with children with disabilities, a teaching workshop, and discussion on modifications and teaching considerations. This session will teach PE teachers how to teach dance to students with intellectual disabilities. |
Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, creative movement, dance
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| Speakers: Daniel Reid Swartz, Jinjin Yang, Charles Budz, Tim Stella, Amy Gilchrist and Jeffrey A. Craig, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT |