Movement experiences for the mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed child /

Moran, Joan May

Movement experiences for the mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed child / Joan May Moran and Leonard Harris Kalakian - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Burgees Publishing Company, c1974 - ix, 387 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Physical education and recreation movement experiences - a rationale -- The Status of physical education / recreation for the mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed -- Basic physical and motor fitness -- Basic motor patterns and skills -- Play therapy -- Movement education -- Music, rhythms, and dance -- Perceptual-motor development -- Developmental gymnastics -- Swimming and water-related activities -- Integrating movement experiences with other school subjects -- Innovative equipment

This text has been written as a tool for use by the educator in providing individualized and meaningful movement experiences for those children in our society who are mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed .


MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN

RJ 501 .M67 1974