Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
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National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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Individualized Rating Scales of Engagement during Group Exercise Activities for Children with Multiple and Severe Disabilities: A Process Description and Case Series

  • Eydie Kendall, P.T., Ph.D. (Author) Plymouth State University image/svg+xml
    Eydie Kendall, P.T., Ph.D., is a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy. She has over 30 years of experience as a physical therapist, in a variety of settings, including school-based P.T. She is also a Certified Adapted Physical Educator. She holds a B.S. in P.T., a M.S. in Zoology (developmental neuromuscular physiology) and a Ph.D. in Education. She currently serves as a faculty member in the D.P.T. Program at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, and teaches P.E./A.P.E. in a neighboring community.
  • Karren Streagle, Ph.D. (Author) Idaho State Department of Education image/svg+xml
    Karren Streagle, Ph.D., has 25 years of experience in special education as a teacher, teacher educator, and administrator at the state-level. She taught early childhood special education and elementary students with moderate and severe disabilities in Virginia. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She served five years as Assistan, Professor at Idaho State University in the Special Education Teacher Preparation Program. She currently serves as the Special Education Coordinator for Alternate Assessment, Low Incidence Disabilities, and Medicaid School-Based Services with the Idaho State Department of Education.
  • Tania Helbert, D.P.T. (Author) Idaho State University image/svg+xml
    Tania Helbert, D.P.T., graduated from Idaho State University and has four years of experience as a licensed physical therapist, as an outpatient pediatric physical therapist for over two years. Currently, she is working at a skilled nursing facility. She also holds a B.S. in Environmental Science and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.495
Abstract
Engagement is important for learning. Because of their atypical expression, measuring engagement for students with multiple and severe disabilities (MSD) is challenging. Group activities often enhance engagement of children and gross motor activities include an expanded variety of behaviors by which engagement may be measured. The purpose of this Manuscript is to outline a process for developing and implementing individualized rating scales to measure the engagement of students with MSD participating in a group exercise program. A series of three cases demonstrates the process and illustrates how the results might benefit a child with MSD.
Keywords
Elementary School Students, Exercise, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Group Activities
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How to Cite
Kendall, E., Streagle, K., & Helbert, T. (2022). Individualized Rating Scales of Engagement during Group Exercise Activities for Children with Multiple and Severe Disabilities: A Process Description and Case Series. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 17(2), 151-168. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.495

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