Moving With a Purpose: Developing Programs for Preschoolers of All Abilities
Renee M. McCall, MSEd, directs the adapted physical education department for the early education program in the North Syracuse (NY) school district. She works daily with children in an inclusive preschool environment. She has taught preschool adapted physical education for more than 15 years, beginning her career with the United Cerebral Palsy Center of Central New York.McCall is a stimulating lecturer, workshop leader, and enthusiastic expert on how to conduct a quality preschool movement program. She has written articles on preschool movement for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD) and Teaching Elementary Physical Education journal.McCall holds a bachelor's degree in physical education from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport and a master's degree with a concentration in adapted physical education from SUNY at Cortland. She is a frequent guest lecturer and college adjunct instructor on the topics of preschool movement and adapted physical education.Diane H. Craft, PhD, is a professor in the department of physical education at State University of New York (SUNY) at Cortland. She teaches adapted physical education and supervises practica providing physical education instruction to people with disabilities. She is a frequent lecturer and workshop leader, and a nationally recognized leader in adapted physical education.Dr. Craft is president of the National Consortium of Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID). She devoted 10 years to directing U.S. Department of Education federal training grants in physical education. She also was a visiting professor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.Before joining the faculty of SUNY Cortland in 1985, Dr. Craft directed the master's and doctoral programs in adapted physical education at New York University. An experienced elementary and high school physical education teacher, Dr. Craft is a committed advocate of including children with disabilities in regular physical education classes. She has written articles for professional journals on including children with disabilities in regular physical education, and she edited a feature on the subject for JOPERD. She also has contributed chapters on learning disabilities and sensory impairments to Joseph Winnick's textbook Adapted Physical Education and Sport.