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Adapted Aquatics
Why the Water?
What are some possible benefits of including aquatics for student with disabilities?– Focus your responses more for a pull-out
setting.
Why the Water Kids (students) generally love
the water Safety: if possible everyone
should be able to stay afloat Great form of cardiovascular
exercise involving the whole body
Develop lifelong skills and feelings of accomplishment/self-worth
Freeing environment, help foster independence (leave the wheelchair and the crutches on the side)
Therapeutic pools (88-92 degrees) help relieve pain and promotes relaxation and joint mobility
– Contraindicated for MS
Immersion in water improves: Stroke volume, cardiac
output, work of breathing, oxygen delivery, blood flow…
Increase range of motion Reeducation of paralyzed
muscles Improved muscle strength
and endurance Stimulates the senses (skin
balance, visual, auditory) Can be too much for
students with autism
Pre-instruction Plan lessons with goals and objectives
related to IEP and based upon assessment data
Considerations– Is the water or air too cold? – Is there too much going on in the pool/noise?– Is there enough room for teachers, assistants,
participants and equipment?– Lifeguards/safety?
Equipment Available
Equipment Available
Equipment Available
PFD’s Assistive device when used
supplementally Flotation devices sometimes
gets in the way of strokes Sometimes used as ‘babysitters’.
Planning – What to Teach?
Learn to Swim– Special Olympics
Levels of Competency – Sherrill Model
Planning – YMCA Progressive Swim Levels and What You Might Assess
Personal safety.– Knowledge of entry
and exit– Knowledge of
personal limits– Pool rules– Deep vs. Shallow
Personal growth.– What are their
goals– Show me what
you can do
Planning – YMCA Progressive Swim Levels and What You Might Assess
Stroke development– Assess typical
strokes• Crawl, sidestroke,
breast, back
Rescue– Reaching– Extending – Throwing
Water sports and games– Can they sit on a
noodle?– Get on a raft or
tube?– Throw a ball to
another with balance?
Getting into the Water- Independent Transfers
Forward Pivot
Sliding Board Transfer
Standard Lift
Arms-through lift
Getting into the Water- Dependent Transfers
Getting into the WaterRamps and stairs (ADA compliant)
Getting into the Water
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Getting into the Water
Wet the mat and slide the student into the water (safe, fast, and inexpensive)
Tot dock – sits in the shallow end of the pool
STRATEGIES TO COMMUNICATE
Establish a relationship and trust
What is the persons “primary” language
Check for understanding following explanations
Demonstrations Photos, picture
exchange Simplify language 1 direction at a time Ask person to repeat if
you don’t understand Communication board
Teaching Strategies/ Ideas
Hand over hand – guide through the movements
Visual display of activities or tasks to complete
Surfing
Teaching Strategies/ Ideas
Teaching Strategies/ Ideas
Assisted Ambulation
Flotation with hand over hand (again)
Teaching Strategies/Ideas
Vital capacity (lung)
Diving lead-up
Sample Activities- see linked file
Resistance Exercises
Moving arm through the water– Add resistance through a webbed glove,
holding a lolli-pop paddle, etc
Resources
http://www.twu.edu/inspire/aquatics.htm http://www.aahperd.org/aapar/ Adapted Aquatics Programming by
Lepore, Gayle & Stevens