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Chapter 1
What are some positive experiences you
recall from your K-12 experiences
regarding students with special needs?
What is Adapted PE
1. The term "adapted physical education"
means physical education that meets the
unique needs of any child (Sherrill, 2003).
What is Adapted PE
2. Developing, implementing, and
monitoring a carefully designed physical
education instructional program for a learner
with a disability based on a comprehensive
assessment in order to give the learner the
necessary skills for a lifetime of recreation,
sport, fitness, and wellness (Winnick, 2000).
– How is this different from PE for students
without disabilities?
Why do you take APE?
Brainstorm:
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Prevalence of Children with
Disabilities
~11% of the school age population
– Therefore, on average in a class of 30 students,
you will 3 with unique needs
Twice as many males as adults
Most (85%) have mild disabilities
Prevalence of Children with Disabilities
Definition of a Disability
A physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more of the
major life activities of such individual.
Major life activities include, but are not
limited to, walking, seeing, hearing,
speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
Role of APE teachers
What are some of the roles of APE
teachers?
– Work with a partner and list 4 on a
separate sheet of paper
– Draw on your experience as K-12
students and as teacher candidates.
Role of APE Teachers
Instruction in accordance with educational
plan
Inclusion (mainstreaming) or separate
classes
Part of total educational team
– Classroom teachers, special ed teachers,
nurse, speech pathologist, OT/PT
Creates community collaborations
Prevent secondary disabling conditions
– Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
hypertension
History of APE
1952 – Committee on APE of AAHPERD
– Adopted a resolution to accommodate children with
disabilities in PE programs.