ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION April Wood

ITEC 7530

Georgia Southern University

What is Adapted Physical Education?• Adapted Physical Education is physical education

which has been adapted or modified, so that it is as appropriate for the person with a disability as it is for a person without a disability.

Adapted Physical Education National Standards. (2014). What is Adapted Physical Education. Retrieved from http://www.apens.org/whatisape.html

Physical Education Development

Federal law mandates that physical education be provided to students with disabilities and defines Physical Education as the development of:

• Physical and motor skills• Fundamental motor skills and patterns (throwing,

catching, walking, running, etc.)• Skills in aquatics, dance, and individual and group games

and sports (including intramural and lifetime sports)

Adapted Physical Education National Standards. (2014). What is Adapted Physical Education. Retrieved from http://www.apens.org/whatisape.html

Students with Learning Disabilities • These students will demand more of your time and

patience• Require specialized instructional strategies in a structured

environment that enhances their learning potential • Need differentiated instruction

tailored to their distinctive learning abilities

TeacherVision. (2014). Teaching Students with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/special-education/new-teacher/48460.html?page=1&detoured=1

Physical Education for Learning Disabled

• Provide oral instructions for tests and other reading materials for students with reading disabilities

• Give immediate feedback for students to see the relationship between what was taught and what was learned

• Make activities short and concise• Provide video and technology for instructions and

demonstrations • Provide students with items they can touch, hear, smell,

etc.

TeacherVision. (2014). Teaching Students with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/special-education/new-teacher/48460.html?page=1&detoured=1

ADHD Students• 3% to 5% of the school-age population have ADHD • 35 million children under the age of 18• Typically have difficulties with attention, hyperactivity,

impulse control, emotional stability, or a combination of those factors.

TeacherVision. (2014). Teaching Students with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/special-education/new-teacher/48460.html?page=1&detoured=1

ADHD Physical Education• Make your instructions brief and teach one step at a time• Carefully monitor work from one activity to another• Adjust work time so it matches attention spans• Combine both visual and auditory

information with iPads, computers, or projectors

TeacherVision. (2014). Teaching Students with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/special-education/new-teacher/48460.html?page=1&detoured=1

Students with Hearing Impairments• Hearing impairment may range from mildly impaired to

total deafness. • Provide written, pictorial, and/or audiovisual directions• When addressing the class, be sure to enunciate your

words for students who have been taught to read lips. • Provide a variety of multisensory experiences for students

TeacherVision. (2014). Teaching Students with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/special-education/new-teacher/48460.html?page=1&detoured=1

Physical Education Resources • Adapt-Talk (http://

www.lyris.sportime.com/adapt-talk-index.html)

• Adapted Physical Education National Standards (www.apens.org)

• Human Kinetics (http://www.humankinetics.com/)

• National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (http://www.ncpeid.org/)

• PE Central (www.pecentral.org)

• Special Olympics (http://www.specialolympics.org/)

Physical Education Resources • TeacherVision (www.teachervision.com)

• Therapeutic Recreation (http://www.recreationtherapy.com/)

• Thera-Talk (http://www.lyris.sportime.com/thera-talk-index.html)